Aesthetics

Enhancing Gingival Harmony and Smile Line Symmetry With Conservative Contouring and Direct Composite Placement

With the advent of technologically advanced dental adhesive materials and the mainstream media’s coverage...

Minimally Invasive Porcelain Repair Using High-Strength, Wrapped Aesthetic Veneers

One of the most frustrating situations dentists face is fractured porcelain on a patient’s...

A Systematic Approach to Dento-Facial Smile Evaluation Using Digital Photography and a New Photographic View

Although many experts have described the individual aspects and parameters for a dento-facial evaluation,...

Efficient Face-Bow Utilization: An Essential Step to Predictable Aesthetics

Great aesthetics requires the dental technician to create crowns or veneers with the illusion...

Tooth Whitening: Addressing the Sensitivity Problem

Most of us fear the inevitable reality of growing old and losing our youthful...

Upgrading Previously Placed Porcelain Veneers: Materials and Technique

In the early-to-mid 1980s the literature described techniques for bonding veneers to enamel with...

Successful Treatment Planning of Mature Patients: Function and Aesthetics

In the last few years reality TV shows have overwhelmed our society with beautiful,...

Enhancing Combination In-Office and Take-Home Tooth Whitening: A Case Report

Today, conservative smile enhancements are routine procedures in many dental practices, and the most...

A Successful Approach to Whitening Without Dentinal Sensitivity

My wedding is coming up, and I’d like to have my teeth whitened, but...

Aesthetic Veneer Restoration of an Anterior Dentition Postorthodontics Complicated by Ankylosis

There are many treatment alternatives for the conservative clinical management of noncarious enamel defects...