This is a step by step look at how we, at Experience Dental Studio, build a porcelain fused to gold crown with a 180 degree porcelain margin. The final shade of the crown is A3. The porcelain and opaque used was d.Sign brand, by Ivoclar Vivadent.
Coping after casting and finessed to final workable coping
Coping Opaqued in A3 d.Sign Opaque
Porcelain margin is applied
Margin Results after 1st bake
A thin layer of Margin A3 is applied to fill in any porcelain shrinking that may have occured during the 1st margin bake
Margin results after the 2nd bake
A3 Deep Dentin is applied all around the gingival 1/3 to block out any gingival opaque show through
A3 Body is then applied over the entire coping and built into occlusion with the opposing teeth
A slight incisal cutback of roughly .5-.75 mm depending on available room is necessary to make room for incisal layering.
A thin layer of d.Sign Transpa Neutral is applied to the incisal and marginal ridge areas around the entire occlusal table
Incisal TS-1 and TS-2 are layered on the entire crown alternating between the TS-1 and TS-2 pulling the incisal porcelain almost to the margin
d.Sign Deep Dentin B3 is applied to the occlusal floor of the crown to create the warmth of the natural tooth
A3 Body is applied to the primary plane ridges. This will help defuse the color of the Deep Dentin B3
Results of the 1st bake
Final body build up is done with d.Sign Incisal TS-1. TS-1 is also used to fix any cracks on the occlusal and used to stack in the secondary anatomy
Results of 2nd bake, prior to final contouring
Restoration after final contouring
Final restoration after glaze and polish have been completed
