Crowns
Failure of dental overlay and mode of failure

Less is not always more Indirect overlays are a nice idea by some, however, if marginal integrity and precision of fit is suboptimal, early problems can arise. There is a […]
Read MoreBonding Composite to Implant Access Closures

(Afternoon tea pics 2070.1: Voco Amaris) Zirconia crown fused to a custom milled titanium abutment (Atlantis, DentsplySirona). Bonding to both Ti and Zr require the use of the 10-MDP monomer […]
Read MoreUse of DSD and the aesthetic pre-evaluative technique

(Afternoon tea pics 2052.6: IPS e-max | Closed Flap Transsulcular Crown Lengthening) This lovely 78 year old patient presented with pre-existing incisal plane and gingival plane cants which he was […]
Read MoreImplant Access Closure with Composite Sequence

Zirconia Implant Access Closures // Considerations: ^ Both phosphates from saliva as well as phosphoric acid contaminate zirconia preventing any form of adhesive attachments. ^^ Modes of phosphate removal: i) […]
Read MoreSingle Central Asymmetry

Afternoon tea(m), This lovely patient presented with a chief concern about asymmetry between her central incisors. She was status-post dental trauma to tooth #9 with an ill-fitting and proportioned indirect […]
Read MoreZirCAD Cantilever Bridge

A bonded ZirCAD Prime cantilever bridge solution for this lovely lady’s post-orthodontic situation where the orthodontist was not able to attain ideal spacing for a full-sized pontic/implant. #ZirCADPrime #TSE #Ivoclar […]
Read MoreDSD-guided anterior esthetics

DSD-driven proportion changes involving both soft tissue with crestal osseous resection as well as hard tissue proportion changes. Time to send good vibes to those papillae for full regeneration. #TSE […]
Read MoreAnterior redesign and reconstruction of Lumineers

This lovely patient had Lumineers completed overseas and presented in this challenging state. After initial restorative stability was gained relative to caries and periodontal stability ensured, the patient completed a […]
Read MoreCrown replacement workflow

#Crownreplacement #Biobase #IPSemax #TSE
Read MoreAdhesive Dental Overlay Design

The adhesive overlay preparation for this tooth #15/2.7 is driven by the location of the defects or existing restorations on the tooth. For the facial aspect, as the wall was […]
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