Whitening
Esthetic Challenges with a single central incisor
CHALLENGES OF A SINGLE CENTRAL INCISOR *Usually Freehand *Dehydration *Positional discrepancies with the contralateral *Dimensional excesses – a very thick tooth in this case Restorative: Voco Amaris Shades O2, TN […]
Read MoreReducing Buccal Exostoses and Improving Smiles
Gummy smiles are not always desirable by patients as a multitude of sins can be on display: ^ Exostoses ^ Uneven gingival margins and relative gingival zenith heights ^ Dental […]
Read MorePreparations to Provisionals Workflow
PROVISIONAL WORKFLOW | (Afternoon tea pics 1690.3: GC TempSmart | Optiglaze) | Preps2Provisionals workflow // Start with the End in Mind (not finals) | Elements: Digital Smile Design Bioemulation e-Lab […]
Read MoreNon Invasive Resin Infiltration on a 13 year old female
(Afternoon tea pics 1688.2: DMG Icon Full Workflow) FULL Icon infiltration protocol on a 13 year old female moderate to advanced incisor hypomineralization case with pre-and-post infiltration transillumination for reference. […]
Read MorePreparations and Provisionals for an 8 unit porcelain dental makeover
(Afternoon tea pics 1683.5: TempSmart | Optiglaze Color) From Preps to Provisionals utilizing the APT technique by Gurel. *An extensive case of preparations for indirect restorations on teeth 5-12. Provisionals […]
Read MorePartial Additions to Short Lateral Incisors
Visual derotation and length was desired by this lovely 19 year old on her rounded lateral incisors. Full isolation was attempted but was aborted as ligatures would not seat within […]
Read MoreRinse and Repeat – a protocol for restoring shear bond strength with last minute dental whitening
RINSE & REPEAT This lovely dentist exhibited multiple Class V NCCL lesions that were becoming sensitive. She had inadvertently bleached in the last 24 hours (ideally we wait 10-14 days […]
Read MoreLayering of Partial Composite Veneers to derotate teeth
(Afternoon tea pics 1654.5: Partial Composite Veneers | Kuraray Clearfil Majesty ES-2 Premium) Virtually no mamelons were harmed in the creation of these freehand partial coverage composite veneer restorations. A […]
Read MoreVeneer margin design and position | Duchenne smile
Final reassessment of supragingival veneer margins on #6-13/1.3-2.5 with intentional maintenance of the midline diastema. Always test the Duchenne smile (maximum ugly lip dynamic potential) and if the gingival margin […]
Read MoreRapid Sequence Cementation | Absolute Isolation
(Afternoon tea pics 1640.8: Rapid Sequence Cementation | Absolute Isolation) RAPID SEQUENCE CEMENTATION // Absolute Isolation This gentleman ideally would benefit from indirect restorations from 6-11 especially given the attrition […]
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