A dental esthetic checklist form has been introduced for use in the diagnostic work-up of a patient accepted for treatment in an Advanced Education in General Dentistry program. The checklist, divided into seven basic criteria, is not a complete list of all possible categories and nuances that an esthetic restorative assessment might include. The correct initial identification of these criteria...

Fixed implant-supported prosthesis for the edentulous maxilla has gained tremendous popularity over the years. Multiple prosthetic designs have been introduced in order to accommodate a gamut of clinical situations. Irrespective of the design, it is paramount that the esthetics imparted by the prosthesis be uncompromised. Though esthetics is subjective, a common ground exists where all its fund...

Sheng-Wei Feng, DDS, MS School of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan Tel: 886-2-2736-1661 ext. 5148 Fax: 886-2-2736-2295 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Achieving a satisfactory anterior esthetic outcome is a considerable challenge for most dentists. Multiple interdisciplinary approaches are necessary to resolve esthetic defects, espec...

Background: ‘Reconstructive esthetic implant therapy’ is a term evolved in the ever-demanding age of oral implantology today. Maintaining the critical factor in this delicate balance of the gingival/pink esthetics is the periimplant papilla. Its presence being a major esthetic achievement and its loss leads to tremendous esthetic handicap known as ‘black hole disease’. This case report addresse...

One of the pediatric dentist's greatest restorative challenges is the esthetic rehabilitation of a young toddler who has suffered multiple tooth loss subsequent to rampant early childhood caries or extensive dental trauma. An anterior esthetic appliance may be used to replace lost teeth. The most decisive factor for placing an anterior esthetic appliance is parental desire. Other considerations...

Many different materials and treatment options are available in esthetic and restorative dentistry. Various newer products, such as pressed ceramics, offer enhanced functionality; however, in thinner dimensions, they lack the inherent esthetic beauty of traditional materials such as feldspathic porcelain. As patient demands for better esthetics have increased in recent years, so too has the nee...

PURPOSE The objectives of this review were to (1) identify if prosthodontic parameters influence the esthetic outcome of implant-supported restorations and (2) make clinically relevant recommendations based upon the findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS Electronic and manual searches of dental literature were performed to collect information on esthetic outcomes based on objective criteria. The pro...

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UNLABELLED This article discusses the different approaches in treatment planning of patients who desire an esthetic and functional improvement of their dentition but are hesitant to sacrifice healthy tooth structure. Preservation of tooth structure, whenever possible, should be paramount to any practicing dentist. The importance of such an approach, as taught for so many years, appears to be fa...

The esthetic success of a dental treatment depends on the correct diagnosis, treatment plan and clinical and laboratory procedures. This clinical report describes a diagnostically based protocol for conservative preparations on anterior teeth for adhesively retained composite and porcelain restorations. The diagnostic additive wax-up, periodontal esthetic crown-lengthening, direct acrylic mock-...