Masking a Post & Core

Masking a post core is rather an easy thing to do with a standard PFM (porcelain fused to metal) restoration. The metal coping itself will mask the post no matter what color the post is - gold, silver or dark gray. This is true for Captek as well since the Captek foil will disguise the post. The more challenging cases are anterior teeth where the doctor and patient have opted for an all ceramic material. We recommend to add an opaquer to the post which will give it a whitish look, and to use a zirconia based all ceramic. The zirconia core will block out any post. And while E.Max does have high opacity ingots, we have achieved better aesthetic results using zirconia with a porcelain build up. For any questions, please feel free to contact us.