Nature

No difference in the long-term clinical performance of direct and indirect inlay/onlay composite restorations in posterior teeth

Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register and CENTRAL. Unpublished literature was searched on ClinicalTrials.gov, the National Research Register, and Pro-Quest Dissertation ...
Nature

Eight year results with direct ceramic restorations (Cerana)

Describes the use of ceramic inserts in posterior teeth. Cerana inserts performed well in class I and class II cavities over eight years. These inserts improve the properties of composite resin ...
DrBicuspid

Ask Marty: How do you fabricate in-office indirect restorations?

Q: What is your technique for indirect restorations in your office, without sending it to a lab? A: There are many ways to fabricate indirect restorations in the office. The high-tech answer is to use ...
DrBicuspid

Study tests molar fracture load of adhesively luted inlays

For tooth-colored CAD/CAM inlay restorations, practitioners are faced with the decision on what material to use. A new study from Dental Materials reports that unfilled polymer CAD/CAM inlays luted ...