Dennis Ouye, CDT
President at LDL Designs, Inc.
Dennis Ouye, CDT
President at LDL Designs, Inc.
This PFM restoration failed due to a lack of support for ceramic at the marginal ridge. Note the fracture at the lingual margin due to possible flexure in that area.
Dennis Ouye, CDT
President at LDL Designs, Inc.
Like metal, zirconia should be extended to the contact point of adjacent teeth to support the ceramic at the marginal ridges.
Dennis Ouye, CDT
President at LDL Designs, Inc.
The porcelain is supported by the zirconia rod at the contact point where occlusal forces are the greatest.
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Dennis Ouye, CDT
President at LDL Designs, Inc.
Dennis Ouye, CDT, is President of LDL Designs, Inc. in Berkeley, CA. He's held technician courses with Dr. Harry Albers at the University of California...See more at San Francisco and University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, and has also taught ceramics at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, CA. For 15...
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