title: The state of the art in esthetic restorative dentistry.
abstract: Esthetic restorative procedures are routine in most dental practices. The procedures considered to be standard and acceptable by practitioners are bleaching teeth outside the dental office; bonding; intracoronal direct resin restorations; tooth-colored inlays and onlays; porcelain veneers; all-ceramic crowns; and PFM crowns. Unfortunately, some third-party payment organizations do not pay adequately for numerous esthetic restorative procedures, and continued education of these groups about the reliability of esthetic restorative procedures is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Associates, Provo, Utah 84604, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003801:Dental Veneers; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D014073:Tooth Bleaching
chemical_list: D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D003776:Dental Porcelain