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This paper will focus on some of the current concepts and techniques developed to manage the adhesive interface during the placement of direct posterior composite restorations.
Literature Review.
This article describes the entire process by which anterior and posterior composite resin restorations can be achieved in a simpler, more time-efficient manner.
Addressing issues ranging from concerns over loss of tooth structure to lack of funds for prosthodontic work, direct composites and whitening are logical and ideal treatment options dentists can recommend for numerous patients. The authors present one such case study to demonstrate the benefits that are possible when such a course of treatment is properly performed.
This article provides clinicians with an overview of the function and basic components of a professional digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera system, the criteria for evaluating and selecting a digital camera system, and the clinical applications for dental photography, as well as presents guidelines for obtaining a quality dental image.
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: In what ways do the characteristics of today’s direct composites—whether optical properties, material composition, strength, and/or handling—contribute to dentists’ abilities to produce functional and esthetic restorations on demand compared to what could be done in years past? In what ways can dentists rely on direct composites to remain consistent with each approach while still satisfying a patient’s clinical and/or esthetic desires?
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Functional Esthetics & Restorative Dentistry.
This article highlights some of the winning methods professionals of such practices can employ to their best advantage.
This article focuses on the gingiva in the esthetic zone and discusses the manner in which proper attention to the soft tissues will enhance esthetic restorative therapy.
Functional Estectics & Restorative Dentistry Issue 1 47 From the Board Tips on Shaping & Finishing Composite Restorations INTERVIEWEES: LARRY R. HOLT, DDS, is an adjunct faculty member in the department of operative dentistry at the Univ