The different composition, structure and way of obtaining a particular dental ceramic greatly affects its properties. Limitations in certain properties call into question the indications for these materials and whether they can approach the gold standard by meeting the requirements of aesthetics, precision and durability. Due to their weaker mechanical properties, ceramic materials had been limited for a long time to the anterior segment of the dentition. It was only with the advancement of oxide ceramics, especially zirconium oxide, that the indications spread to the rear segment, but this material, despite its excellent mechanical properties, shows unfavorable optical properties. In order to correct the aesthetics problem, two-layer ceramic systems were introduced. Ceramic materials of higher flexural strength are used as the core and aesthetically superior materials such as porcelain and silicate ceramics as veneering ceramics. The lack of such solutions are frequent complications in the form of fracture of veneering ceramics. With the development of technology and CAD/CAM systems, monolithic systems, replacements made of one material, have been improved. Such systems show slightly worse aesthetic properties than two-layer ones, but have higher mechanical resistance. Despite the complexity of production and the large number of steps in the production process ceramic materials show clinically satisfactory precision regardless of whether the restorations are made conventionally or by CAD/CAM processes. With the development of materials their indications have been expanded and durability has been ensured, but further development and research is needed to entitle these materials the "gold standard".