Faceta em resina composta ou cerâmica para reabilitação estética em dentes escurecidos: revisão de literatura

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Aesthetics has a strong influence on our society, therefore an

imbalance in facial harmony or smile can negatively impact quality of life, reducing self- esteem and disrupting social relationships. Darkened teeth can be considered a negative

factor in the concept of an ideal esthetic standard and can be a challenging problem to solve. OBJECTIVE: To carry out a literature review in order to verify which types of aesthetic rehabilitation are most used for discolored teeth, such as ceramics or composite resin. METHODOLOGY: This is a bibliographical, exploratory study carried out through a literature review. The following virtual health databases were used, specifically the Virtual Health Library (BVS), National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), from 2010 to 2023. RESULTS: The results of the study showed that the properties of both dental ceramics and composite resins, present color stability, mechanical resistance, clinical longevity, aesthetic appearance and compatibility with periodontal tissues, being materials of good choice for treatment and aesthetic rehabilitation of discolored teeth, therefore, veneers of ceramic proved to be a more expensive treatment than composite resin. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Through this work it was demonstrated that among the publications included in the results of this study, the types of aesthetic rehabilitation most used for the aesthetic rehabilitation of darkened areas were ceramics rather than composite resin. Therefore, both techniques have been shown to be effective.