Material Mode of Reduction Marginal finish

construction
0.2-1.0mm
Fine chamfer,
1mm non-functional cusp knife edge,
Metal only Milled or cast
1.5mm functional cusp shoulder or
shoulder with
bevel
0.8-1.0mm
2mm non-functional cusp
Posterior Shoulder or
Porcelain Incremental build 2.5mm functional cusp
heavy chamfer
only up
2mm incisally
Anterior 0.4mm chamfer
1mm lingually
Milled or cast 2mm non-functional cusp
Posterior
Porcelain metal and 2.5mm functional cusp 1.2mm labial
and metal incremental 2mm incisally chamfer
Anterior
porcelain 1mm lingually
Milled or pressed
Lithium then fired. Can be 2mm occlusal/incisal
1.0mm rounded
disilicate veneered with May be pressed as thin as 0.3mm for
shoulder
(eMAX®) traditional veneers
porcelain
Material Mode of Reduction Marginal finish
construction
Glass-based
1.0mm rounded
ceramic Milled or pressed 2mm occlusal/incisal
shoulder
(CEREC®)
BurResin nano- Picture Reduction 0.4mm chamfer
ceramic 1.5mm occlusal/incisal but 1.0mm
Milled
(Lava May be milled as thin as 0.4mm for veneers
Occlusal shoulder
Ultimate®) tapered
Round-ended Buccal, palatal, lingual preferred
Lithium 1.0mm rounded
2mm occlusal/incisalFCB
silicate Milled or pressed shoulder or
May be milled as thin as 0.4mm for veneers
(Celtra®) heavy chamfer
Glass-
Milled or slip-cast, 1.2mm rounded
infiltrated
then veneered 1.4mm occlusal/incisal shoulder or
zirconia taper
Flat-ended (In- Grooves
with porcelain heavy chamfer
Ceram®)
Solid
Sintered then
sintered 0.5-0.7mm
veneered with 1.5mm occlusal/incisal
zirconia chamfer
porcelain
(Procera®)
Long needle Posterior Proximal axial

Parallel-sided flat-ended Depth grooves

Rugby bur Lingual/palatal