Aesthetics

Multi-Disciplinary Treatment Success: Determining the Endpoint First

INTRODUCTION Many patients want to improve their smiles, yet they do not move forward...

Bleaching a Retained Primary Tooth

INTRODUCTION Bleaching is not the same as “whitening.” Bleaching changes the inherent color of...

Worn, Tetracycline-Stained Maxillary Teeth—Restored! An Elective Rehabilitation With a Minimally Invasive Approach

This case report describes an elective rehabilitation treatment approach to restore severely worn and...

An Innovative Approach to Complex Cosmetic Dentistry

As I celebrate my 30th year practicing cosmetic and restorative dentistry, I reflect on...

The Architect of the Smile: A Midline Diastema Closure

INTRODUCTION One of the most common aesthetic procedures encountered by general dentists today is...

Smile Enhancement Using Multiple Modalities

CASE REPORT Diagnosis and Treatment Planning A young woman presented to my office with...

Conservative Approach to a Multidisciplinary Challenge

Figure 1. Before and after photos. Many patients and doctors can find it challenging...

Recreating Nature: Righting the Wrongs of Iatrogenic Dentistry

INTRODUCTION It has become all too commonplace in the author’s practice to be faced...

Managing the Unexpected: A Real-World Case Report

After reviewing many different cosmetic cases in journals and seeing cases presented at the...

Treating the Amelogenesis Imperfecta Patient

INTRODUCTION Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) represents a group of inherited conditions that affect the structure...