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Fig 20 Fig 21
Fig 19-21: Received from the milling centre: The finished stained and sintered bridges.

Fig 22: Occlusion verification in the articulator. Fig 23: Individual ceramic layering

Fig 24 Fig 24-25: Correction of the red aesthetic parts

securely fixed in tooth-colored acrylic (Figure 8), I completed the of the frameworks created a harmonious veneering result (Figures
gingival regions with Candulor aesthetic acrylic (Figure 9). We noticed 19 - 20). The excellent structure stability in the maxilla enabled me to
that the screw channel exit caused an inharmonious incisal edge in omit placing adhesive sleeves, which allowed me to design the bridges
region 33, which needed to be addressed and avoided in the final as delicate as possible (Figure 21). Once we placed the work in the
bridge design (Figure 10). In the maxilla, the screw channels integrated articulator, we were very pleased with the precise and accurate work
unobtrusively into the bridge structure (Figure 11). The small occlusal of the milling center: None of the contact points were missing (Figure
screws significantly facilitate insertion and removal for the dentist 22). We were now ready to start the ceramic veneering procedure with
(Figure 12). The patient wore the finished long-term temporary Cercon Ceram kiss by DeguDent. Gingiva parts were individually
restoration (Figure 13) for two weeks. It enabled us to easily adjust and designed before the first firing (Figure 23). When working with
correct the bite since the human jaw is the most accurate articulator. zirconium bridges, correct temperature control is essential to prevent
After the wear period, we sent the temporary prostheses to the milling tension in the structure. Prior to the second firing, final modification
center where the bridges were scanned and the vestibular area of the and corrections were performed (Figures 24 and 25). After the final
anterior teeth and the gingiva parts were reduced (Figures 14 to 18). glaze, firing the successful result was revealed (Figure 26). By optimally
I received the finished bridges four days later. The selective staining placing the ceramic veneering, we achieved a harmonious incisal edge

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