As clinicians we are often faced with the dilemma of trying to balance material and lab needs with the desire to be conservative. Would you prefer to be safe and provide the lab with plenty of reduction so the material is strong and the resulting thickness makes it easier to create a desired esthetic result? Here is a picture for the ceramics from a recent case I completed.  Notice the thickness of the central incisor crowns compared to the lateral incisors! The central incisors were originally prepared by a different clinician with a more traditional preparation design and a […]