Build-Up Instruments

About build-up instruments

Porcelain is built up in layers: one published sequence fires a liner, then a first and a second layer of dentin and enamel. During the build-up the porcelain is condensed, its excess water removed with vibration and blotting.

Used in the build-up, where the porcelain is made denser.

Sources: Fracture resistance of zirconia-based crowns veneered by layering and CAD-on techniques (J Dent Shiraz 2026) · The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms, 9th edition (J Prosthet Dent 2017)