Effect of coping thickness and background type on the masking ability of a zirconia ceramic

ConclusionsTo achieve ideal masking, the minimum thickness of a zirconia coping should be 0.4 mm for A1 and A3.5 shade composite resin, A3 shade zirconia, and nonprecious gold-colored alloy, 0.6 mm for amalgam, and 0.8 mm for nickel-chromium alloy.

Source: Dental Technology Blog - May 26, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news