Ceramics is a material widely used in dentistry nowadays. In fixed prosthodontics it is indi-cated for many types of restorations including veneers, inlays, onlays, overlays, single crowns and fixed partial dentures in both anterior and posterior region of both jaws. Ceramics are a two-phase material that contain an amorphous (glassy) phase which is responsible for their great optical properties and a crystalline phase which is responsible for their good mechanical properties. Many different types of ceramic material are available today such as feldspathic ceramic, glass ceramics, infiltrated ceramics and oxide ceramics and all of them have different indications and production techniques. Best optical properties appertain to feldspathic and glass ceramics and due to this they are used in the anterior region where it is necessary to have good aesthetical properties in the sense of mimicking the appearance of the natural tooth while in the posterior region, where high occlusal forces are present, oxide ceramics have found their use. Novel materials such as hybrid ceramics have yet to display their wider use in dentistry. Different production techniques are available, such as veneering of ceramics, sintering, heat-pressing, slip-casting or CAD/CAM machining.