Lentes de contato odontológicas de cerâmica: revisão de literatura

Abstract

Contact lenses are ultra-thin ceramic caps that are about 0.2 to 0.6 mm thick. Their placement is minimally invasive, with little or no wear to the tooth. This procedure involves minor interventions. Conservative methods of aesthetic dental treatment have been increasingly requested in clinical practice, especially when the anterior region presents aesthetic problems, such as pigmentation, malposition and problems of proportion and size of the teeth. This paper aims to review the use of ceramic contact lenses in dentistry. This is a literature review, of the narrative type, carried out by searching the following databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo). Preparation and placement is performed with clinical practice for the use of dental ceramic contact lenses; however, aesthetic techniques are established with minimally invasive preparations that contribute to the maintenance of these lenses. There are more conservative aesthetic treatments such as whitening and composite resin lens. As a result of the research, it was noted that aesthetic rehabilitation with ceramic laminates is being increasingly used as a way to preserve tooth structure, especially in young patients. The use of ceramic laminate veneers requires a protocol to reduce the potential for loss of structure in the ceramic material matrix.