By David Chan, DMD, AAACD
The ability to rehabilitate or enhance a smile using direct composite restorations in the esthetic zone can be considered the ultimate challenge for the cosmetic dentist.
By Marc Geissberger, DDS, MA, BS, CPT
In general, people are retaining their teeth much longer than decades past. With this increase of tooth retention, the need to maintain and protect teeth has never been greater. Non-carious Class V lesions have become commonplace.
By Danièle Larose, DMD, AAACD
The most conservative method of restoring a Class IV fracture or correcting an anterior tooth size discrepancy is often composite resin.
By Mark Bowes, BDS Rand
Tooth wear has become a common problem, and today it affects both young and old patients. Ceramic veneers have been the standard treatment for many years. However, patients today are looking for more conservative and more cost-effective ways to treat missing, diseased, and unsightly tooth structure.
By David Chan, DMD, AAACD
With contemporary direct composite systems, the clinician can now truly be a dental artist by conservatively and esthetically creating restorations that are so life-like that they virtually emulate the beauty of natural tooth structure.
By Doug Harvey, BSc., DDS
The cost of delivering dentistry is seemingly always on the rise. With an increased interest in being more involved in their treatment, the well-informed patient has placed a spotlight on receiving high quality esthetic restorations provided in a safe and time-efficient manner.
The sheer volume of information on dental materials and techniques at our fingertips is staggering, but having the right information is vital to providing the best care possible.
Improve the Overall Quality of your Composite Restorations Douglas, Harvey, B.Sc., D.D.S. Today’s composites have led to improved overall esthetics with direct composite restorations. However, these materials continue to rely on the effective polishing of the restoration to optimize the esthetic potential of the composite itself. Regardless of the finishing techniques or instrumentation used to contour, [...]
Ceramic Adjustments Simplified: There is Value in Efficiency Indirect restorations leave the laboratory with a smooth, highly polished finish but despite the clinician’s effort to provide the lab with an accurate impression and essential occlusal information, there is a high likelihood of minor occlusal adjustments and possibly refinement of proximal contacts [...]
