Solid Zirconia Crowns
Whenever any of my patients require a full-cast restoration on posterior teeth, I usually use porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns because their clinical track record is well established. However, recently I had a patient fracture the porcelain off of a crown on a molar. This particular patient was also a bruxer so I decided to change their restoration to a solid zirconia or BruxZir crown. The esthetics were excellent and you could not see any difference between the zirconia crown and the adjacent natural teeth.
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