The importance of material choice

Material choice has never been more generous or important as it is now as we move into the digital world. Many factors have an influence when choosing materials for crown and bridge, whether it be structural necessities, aesthetic importance or even pre existing treatment that patient may have explored.

Essentially the key factors that we must ensure are covered are:

• The biocompatibility of the material
• The strength and longevity
• Its aesthetic capabilities

As technology progresses it is a matter of ensuring we are at the forefront in providing the gold standard in options available. As a general rule in a saturated product market it is extremely important to utilise the benchmark materials not only for us and the Dr but most importantly the patients outcome.