Restorative Indirect Articles

• Periodontal-Restorative Collaboration: The Basis for Interdisciplinary Success in Partially Edentulous Patients

  Edward Gottesman, DDS
  Compendium - Jul/Aug 2012

  Effective collaboration between the periodontist and restorative dentist is vital to achieve high-quality interdisciplinary outcomes when replacing teeth with implants in the esthetic zone.

• Where and when is it appropriate to place monolithic vs. layered restorations?

  Edward A. McLaren, DDS, MDC, MDS, Robert Margeas, DDS, Newton Fahl, Jr., DDS, MS
  Inside Dentistry - August 2012

• Building Better Partnerships

  Daniel McCann
  Inside Dentistry - August 2012

  Laboratories now offer dentists chairside consulting and all-digital services

• The Canvas Cutback Technique for IPS e.max® Press and e.max® CAD

  Javier Vasquez, DMD, MICCMO
  Inside Dental Technology - June 2012

  Using the canvas cutback technique to preserve lingual strength and maintain the full occlusal anatomical table in a monolithic restoration.

• No-Preparation Veneers to Enhance the Natural Tooth

  Mark Willes
  Inside Dental Technology - June 2012

  Choosing no-preparation veneers can be the most esthetic and cosmetic enhancement when diagnosed properly for the patient.

• A Direct Technique for Fabricating Esthetic Anterior Fixed Provisional Restorations Using Polycarbonate Veneers

  Avinash S. Bidra, BDS, MS, FACP, Anna Manzotti, DDS
  Compendium - June 2012

  This article describes a chairside technique for fabrication of esthetic interim restorations using prefabricated polycarbonate facings backed with autopolymerizing acrylic resin.

• Cosmetic Concerns Provide Opportunity for Comprehensive Dentistry

  Jeff Files, DDS
  Compendium - June 2012

  This case of occlusal dysfunction depicts a comprehensive restorative plan that included disease control treatment, root canal therapy, and orthodontics. A Kois deprogrammer was used to evaluate the p...

• An Alternative to Traditional Denture Prostheses

  Stan Lott, CDT, AACD
  Inside Dentistry - June 2012

  Cooperation is key in creating customized, CAD/CAM-fabricated restorations

• Making Accurate Master Impressions

  John C. Cranham, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - June 2012

  Guidelines for predictably capturing the detail and occlusal morphology the laboratory needs to create successful C&B restorations

• Creating Beautiful Results with Platinum Foil

  Luke S. Khang, CDT
  Inside Dental Technology - May 2012

  Case report describing the platinum-foil technique for veneers.

• Layered Light Refraction and Reflection in Esthetics

  Douglas J. Frye, CDT
  Inside Dental Technology - May 2012

  Review of optical principles for esthetics in three materials

• A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

  Joshua Polansky, MDC, BA
  Inside Dentistry - May 2012

  A discussion of why good dental photography is integral to successful lab communication

• Enhancing Communication Skills for Optimal Esthetic Transformations

  Pinhas Adar, CDT, MDT, Michael R. Sesemann, DDS, FAACD
  Inside Dentistry - April 2012

  Being an effective communicator provides a crucial edge to both dentists and ceramists in today’s quickly developing technological marketplace.

• Restoration of a Fractured Central Incisor

  Bradley J. Olson, DDS
  Compendium - March 2012

  The treatment of a traumatically damaged single central incisor poses significant challenges relative to function and esthetics to the restoring clinician. Providing a good long-term prognosis is para...

• Creating Youthful and Valuable Restorations for a High-Profile Patient

  Pinhas Adar, CDT, MDT, Michael R. Sesemann, DDS, FAACD
  Inside Dental Technology - February 2012

  The case presentation discussed in this article illustrates the versatility, ease of use, and optimal clinical and esthetic results possible with the proper application of a team-based approach to the...