HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF DENTAL CERAMICS

Ceramics were probably the first materials to be artifically made by humans, and porcelain was among the first materials to be the subject of laboratory research. this review presents the evaluation of dental ceramics from 23,000bc to more recent introduction into dentistry. the development of the science and the art of dental ceramics in many ways parallels to the development of the industrial revolution. the development of high-strength dental ceramics that mimic the optical properties of enamel and dentin, occured especially in the 20th century. this review is classified the ceramics about their method of manufacture and concerned with the evolution, formulation, strength and wear characterics of new dental ceramics. the history of main developments of dental ceramics is presented chronologically.