To Glaze or Not to Glaze

摘要

Why is polishing better than glazing when it comes to the finishing touches on your restorations? Surface glazing is a short-term shade correction solution. Polishing your restorations ensures a long-term beautiful finish. When using a polishing method over glazing, your restorations will withhold all the rigorous wear that occurs inside the mouth. There is a plethora of research documenting the downside risk to surface shade integrity and longevity when glazing. Surface glaze erosion is well documented on ALL feldspathic, lithium disilicate, lithium silicate, and zirconia restorations.