Restorative Articles
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Low-Shrink Composite Resins: A Review of Their History, Strategies for Managing Shrinkage, and Clinical Significance
This overview of composite resins includes a review of their history and development along with a discussion of strategies for reducing polymerization shrinkage.
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Space Management: A Technique for Esthetic, Conservative Treatment of Congenitally Missing Teeth
An interdisciplinary diagnostic approach utilizing space management techniques was used to conservatively manage the anatomic and esthetic challenges of a female patient with congenitally missing teet...
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Esthetics with Minimal Tooth Preparation Achieved Through a Digital Approach
The case described uses digital solutions for smile design, patient communication, minimal tooth preparation, scanning, digitally generated models, and a nanohybrid transitional mock-up (bonded functi...
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Restorative Responsibilities for Achieving Exceptional Implant Esthetics
Various scenarios for dental implants in the esthetic zone, along with the responsibilities of the restorative dentist, are discussed.
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Composite Materials: Advances Lead to Ease of Use, Better Performance
Today’s composite technology focuses on nanoparticle materials aimed at improving physical and mechanical characteristics while reducing polymerization shrinkage. Advances have led to improved produ...
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Porcelain Laminate Veneers: Adjunctive Treatment of Occlusal Disorders
As “smile makeovers” with laminate veneers become increasingly popular, clinicians must carefully assess each patient for possible contraindications. Functional and biomechanical issues may necess...
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Avoiding Pitfalls When Using a Light-Curing Unit
The light-curing unit has become an indispensable piece of dental equipment, critical to many successful clinical outcomes. This article reviews operator technique, restoration characteristics, and en...
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Creating Super Dentin: Using Flowable Composites as Luting Agents to Help Prevent Secondary Caries
The existence of an acid-base resistant zone (ABRZ), which forms between the adhesive layer and the tooth, may help prevent the formation of secondary caries at the restorative margin.
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Interdisciplinary Restoration of a Class II, Division 2 Malocclusion
Orthodontics prior to restoration was the key to minimizing biomechanical and functional risks in this case that illustrates the use of interincisal angle measurement for achieving proper anterior fun...
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A Predictable Approach to an All-Ceramic Full-Arch Restoration
This mandibular restoration case demonstrates a predictable approach to placing an all-ceramic full-arch restoration and discusses the advantages of using full-contour zirconia.
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Combining Monolithic Zirconia Crowns, Digital Impressioning, and Regenerative Cement for a Predictable Restorative Alternative to PFM
This review of monolithic zirconia highlights a clinical case in which all-zirconia restorations were combined with CAD/CAM technology for a successful esthetic restorative outcome.
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High-Risk Esthetically Driven Restoration: Begin With the End in Mind
Spanning 4 years, this restorative case incorporated orthodontics with removable aligners, occlusal adjustment, composite restorations, extraction and implant placement, indirect porcelain veneers, an...
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Reconsidering Remineralization Strategies to Include Nanoparticle Hydroxyapatite
Authors’ in-vitro study findings suggest that pH neutralization strategies and nanoparticle hydroxyapatite crystals be included in remineralization approaches.
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Mercury from Dental Amalgam: Exposure and Risk Assessment
To assess whether anything is or is not scientifically wrong with amalgam, the author looks at the vast literature on exposure, toxicology, and risk assessment of mercury.
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Controlling the Periodontal-Restorative Interface to Provide Esthetic Dentistry for an Esthetically High-Risk Patient
A multidisciplinary treatment plan was well executed in a case involving a young patient with anterior wear, a high lip line, and thin tissue biotype.
