Digital dentistry represents an exciting new frontier for prediction of restorative outcomes. In Part 1 of this series, Dr. Catalano described how the general dentist can use Invisalign to predict what restorations a patient will need after orthodontic treatment. He introduced a case with digital rendering of the outcome beforehand. His patient John had accepted treatment […]
A post-ortho aesthetic case requires detailed treatment planning to achieve a successful result. Read on to learn how one dentist used a conservative restorative solution for exactly this purpose. Case #15: Post-Ortho Aesthetic Case Success A 17-year-old patient presented with unsatisfactory post-ortho results. After fracturing teeth #8 and #9 in a skateboarding accident, composite bonding was a stopgap measure […]
Patients who parafunction present a significant challenge because they require precise occlusal techniques. On top of that, there is a higher likelihood they will break restorations. Read on to learn how one dentist approached a cosmetic case where parafunction posed initial complications. Case #14: Treatment Planning and Occlusion When Parafunction Exists Clinician: Dr. Eric Rouah, Toronto, Ontario-Canada […]
Erosion, eruption, and more feature in this month’s cosmetic case. Case #10: Treatment Planning with Dual Functional and Cosmetic Goals Clinician: Dr. John Nosti, Mays Landing, NJ A 23-year-old female presented with erosion on the maxillary anteriors. This led to loss of anterior guidance, centric occlusion not coinciding with maximum intercuspation, resultant wear on the […]
So you’ve decided on an approach to restoring anterior teeth that falls somewhere on the spectrum between minimal and aggressive. You’ve even gone so far as to properly treatment plan the tooth preparation. What comes next? by Dr. Lee Ann Brady There are two common alterations you should consider when moving forward with a tooth […]
The first step of any successful anterior tooth preparation is to treatment plan. by Dr. Lee Ann Brady In my last post, I delved into the differences between aggressive, minimal, and “in the middle” tooth preparation approaches. It’s important to acknowledge this spectrum so that we don’t minimize the important differences between each patient’s preparation. For […]
