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Hello all. I am new to the forum and appreciate all the good information. I was hoping someone could offer some guidance to a patient (yours truly) working with a dental lab and a prosthodontist.
I recently had custom Zirconia abutments and ISP e.max crowns placed on titanium implants on my #7 and #10. The esthetic result looks fine under direct lighting, but I am noticing a grayish effect on both teeth when I view them under lower indirect lighting. The grayish effect is about a half-shade (#7) to quarter-shade (#10) darker than the surrounding teeth under this type of lighting.
Now since the abutments are of Zirconia and white in color, not titanium, I assumed the custom shade would be a near perfect match. I am hoping to get a better result, if possible. I am not sure what might be causing this grayish effect other than the implant color showing through the abutment and crown, or maybe it's just a color issue in general. I read that one recommended approach was using an MO e.max ingot to mask any shadowing with some additional layering using IPS e.max Ceram. Is shadowing really an issue with a Zirconia abutment?
Thanks for any advice.
I recently had custom Zirconia abutments and ISP e.max crowns placed on titanium implants on my #7 and #10. The esthetic result looks fine under direct lighting, but I am noticing a grayish effect on both teeth when I view them under lower indirect lighting. The grayish effect is about a half-shade (#7) to quarter-shade (#10) darker than the surrounding teeth under this type of lighting.
Now since the abutments are of Zirconia and white in color, not titanium, I assumed the custom shade would be a near perfect match. I am hoping to get a better result, if possible. I am not sure what might be causing this grayish effect other than the implant color showing through the abutment and crown, or maybe it's just a color issue in general. I read that one recommended approach was using an MO e.max ingot to mask any shadowing with some additional layering using IPS e.max Ceram. Is shadowing really an issue with a Zirconia abutment?
Thanks for any advice.