Restorative Articles

• CAD/CAM Solutions for Minimally Invasive All-Ceramic Rehabilitation of Extended Erosive Lesions

  Petra C. Gierthmuehlen, DDS, PhD, Enrico Steger, MDT
  Compendium - May 2016

  This case report documents a practical, digital approach and discusses the advantages related to treatment time, ease of treatment, and predictability.

• Long-Term Provisional Bonded Composite Restorations Make Full-Mouth Rehabilitation Possible

  Ronald G. Wilkins, DDS
  Compendium - May 2016

  In this case involving a patient who presented with a significant amount of lost tooth structure, treatment featured laboratory-fabricated composite provisional restorations aimed at stabilizing the d...

• Contemporary Use of Bioactive Materials in Restorative Dentistry

  Gerard Kugel, DMD, MS, PhD, Steven Eisen, DMD
  Compendium - May 2016

  This article reviews new developments in this expanding area of dentistry and highlights the still untapped promise that bioactive materials hold for practitioners.

• Enhancements in Impression Materials Aimed At Boosting Predictability, Accuracy

  Howard E. Strassler, DMD
  Compendium - March 2016

  When selecting an impression material, clinicians have numerous characteristics to consider to achieve an optimal outcome, including working time, hydrophilic properties, delivery technique, and more.

• Retrofitting a Crown Supporting a Removable Partial Denture Using “Biogeneric Copy” to Replicate Tooth’s Preoperative Condition

  Dhaval Patel, DDS
  Compendium - February 2016

  This case report demonstrates,by using Biogentic Copy to retrofit a crown under an existing RPD prosthesis can result in a predictable, accurate, durable, and esthetic same-day restorative solution.

• Closing the Gap Between Esthetics and Digital Dentistry

  John Weston, DDS, FAACD
  Compendium - February 2016

  This article describes how practitioners can transition into the full digital workflow, showing the use of digital processes for anterior cosmetic cases.

• Clinical Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Dental Treatment

  May L. Mei, BDS, MDS, PhD, Edward Chin-Man Lo, BDS, MDS, PhD, Chun-Hung Chu, BDS, MDS, PhD
  Compendium - February 2016

  This article provides an overview of the clinical use of SDF in dental treatment.

• Digital Smile Design Meets the Dento-Facial Analyzer: Optimizing Esthetics While Preserving Tooth Structure

  Tse Tak On, BDS, MFGDP, MClinDent, MSc, MGD, John C. Kois, DMD, MSD
  Compendium - January 2016

  This case report demonstrates how to optimize esthetics while preserving the tooth structure.

• A Review of Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate (CPP-ACP) and Enamel Remineralization

  Neetu Gupta, BDS, Chara Mohan Marya, MDS, Ruchi Nagpal, MDS, Sukhvinder Singh Oberoi, MDS, Chandan Dhingra, MDS
  Compendium - January 2016

  The aim of this article is to expound on the potential for reversal of demineralization through the use of products such as CPP-ACP, and to provide guidance to clinicians considering remineralization ...

• Understanding the Potential of Digital Intraoral and Benchtop Scanning Workflows

  Curtis E. Jansen, DDS
  Compendium - Nov/Dec 2015

  This article reviews the various types of scanner architecture as well as potential workflow models.

• Use of Caries Detection Aid in Conservative Direct Treatment of Caries

  Sam J. Halabo, DMD
  Compendium - October 2015

• The Teamwork Approach to Esthetic Tooth Replacement with Immediate Implant Placement and Immediate Temporization

  Brian L. Wilk, DMD, Barry P. Levin, DMD
  Compendium - October 2015

• Medication-Related Dental Erosion: A Review

  Manuel S. Thomas, MDS, A.R. Vivekananda Pai, BDS, MDS, Amit Yadav, BDS, MDS
  Compendium - October 2015

• Full-Mouth Rehabilitation Using All-Ceramic Restorations

  Eloá Rodrigues Luvizuto, DDS, MS, Thallita P. Queiroz, DDS, MS, PhD, Walter Betoni-Junior, DDS, MS, PhD, Celso Koogi Sonoda, DDS, MS, PhD, Sonia Regina Panzarini, DDS, MS, PhD, Jose Carlos Monteiro de Castro, DDS, MS, PhD, Eloisa M. Boeck, DDS, MS
  Compendium - September 2015

• Adhesive Cementation of Indirect Composite Inlays and Onlays: A Literature Review

  Camillo D'Arcangelo, DDS, Lorenzo Vanini, MD, DDS, Matteo Casinelli, DDS
  Compendium - September 2015