Semi-Chairside Workflow for Ceramic Veneers

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María Paz Harrison-Maturana
Louis Hardan
Olga María Barker-Maillard
Jose Viales-Sosa
Gilbert Jorquera-Rivera

Abstract

Introduction: 3D technology and digital dentistry software allow prior planning and visualization of results, improving the effectiveness of the professional in situations of high complexity and aesthetic demand, such as treatments on anterior teeth. Objective: To present a semi-chairside workflow for ceramic veneers, using cad/cam technology in the clinic and laboratory to achieve aesthetic restorations quickly and efficiently. Case presentation: A 42-year-old female patient, resident in Santiago, Chile, whose four maxillary incisors were treated with a semi-chairside workflow to correct size, shape and colour. It began with clinical whitening in three sessions, then the mock-up technique was employed as a diagnostic method with the digital smile design previously carried out in the Dentalcad® software. Once the preparations were completed, the digital impression was taken with Cerec® software and merged with the initial design in the InLab cad v. 22.0 software. The restorations were milled on a Cerec mc xl milling machine from ips e.max® cad blocks. The colour was adjusted with ips Ivocolor® stains and the cementation process was executed with dual resin cement through the protocol for glass ceramics. Conclusions: The utilisation of digital impression equipment is the basis for integrating the smile design developed in laboratory software and dental preparations, facilitating the replication of the entire initial design in the final restorations thanks to the correct communication between the professional and the laboratory and the management of cad/cam technology in semi-chairside workflows.


 

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Harrison-Maturana, M. P. ., Hardan, L. ., Barker-Maillard, O. M., Viales-Sosa, J., & Jorquera-Rivera, G. (2025). Semi-Chairside Workflow for Ceramic Veneers. Revista Odontológica Mexicana, 28(3). https://doi.org/10.22201/fo.1870199xp.2024.28.3.86343

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Author Biographies

María Paz Harrison-Maturana, Universidad de Los Andes

Departamento de Rehabilitación Cráneo Facial Integral, Facultad de Odontología

Louis Hardan, Saint Joseph University

Department of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine

Olga María Barker-Maillard, Universidad de Los Andes

Departamento de Rehabilitación Cráneo Facial Integral, Facultad de Odontología

Jose Viales-Sosa, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Especialidad de Prótesis Bucal e Implantología, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología

Gilbert Jorquera-Rivera, Universidad de Los Andes

Departamento de Rehabilitación Cráneo Facial Integral, Facultad de Odontología

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