SCIENCE
((*)(a) Oral Rehabilitation Department, Instituto Universita´rio Egas Moniz, Quinta da Granja, 2829 – 511 Monte da Caparica, Portugal (b) Postgraduate Program in Minimally Invasive Adhesive Dentistry, Instituto Universita´rio Egas Moniz, Quinta da Granja, 2829 – 511 Monte da Caparica, Portugal (c) Adhesive and Restorative Dentistry Department, Instituto Universita´rio Egas Moniz, Quinta da Granja, 2829 – 511 Monte da Caparica, Portugal (d) Egas Moniz University Clinic, Instituto Universita´rio Egas Moniz, Quinta da Granja, 2829 – 511 Monte da Caparica, Portugal (e) UCIBIO and REQUIMTE, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Quinta da Torre, 2829 – 516 Monte da Caparica, Portugal (f) Egas Moniz Interdisciplinary Research Centre (CiiEM), Instituto Universita´rio Egas Moniz, Quinta da Granja, 2829 – 511 Monte da Caparica, Portugal)
(*Clinical Professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1078, USA †Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1078, USA)
Lava Ultimate (3M™ ESPE™) after milling by diamonds in MCXL milling unit (Sirona Dental), before polishing.
(University of Michigan School of Dentistry. DJ Fasbinder DDS & GF Neiva DDS MS. 15 July 2014. DATA ON FILE. Images taken by Olympus LEXT OLS4000 3D Measuring Laser Microscope)
Lava Ultimate (3M™ ESPE™) after polishing with the DiaShine Finishing System.
(University of Michigan School of Dentistry. DJ Fasbinder DDS & GF Neiva DDS MS. 15 July 2014. DATA ON FILE. Images taken by Olympus LEXT OLS4000 3D Measuring Laser Microscope)
3D Surface Roughness of glazed vs. polished e.max CAD
3D surface roughness of glazed e.max CAD. Vertical scale is 220 microns, 10X greater than polished surfaces. The surface roughness is very evident in the excessive quantity of peaks and valleys.
(DeOliveira, August. "I Like Big Abutments and I Cannot Lie". Dentaltown. August 2014: 46 - 50. Print. Images taken by Olympus LEXT OLS4000 3D Measuring Laser Microscope.)
3D surface roughness of polished e.max CAD. Vertical scale is 20.9 microns and maximum surface defect is <8 microns. The surface smoothness is very evident in the lack of peaks and valleys.
(DeOliveira, August. "I Like Big Abutments and I Cannot Lie". Dentaltown. August 2014: 46 - 50. Print. Images taken by Olympus LEXT OLS4000 3D Measuring Laser Microscope.)