Restoring palatal tooth loss with composite resin, aided by increased vertical height.
Loss of palatal enamel and dentine of maxillary anterior teeth often leads to fractures of incisal edges. This phenomenon has always presented dentists with a demanding challenge. An ultraconservative approach using composite resin onlays together with an increase in vertical height is presented. Three cases illustrating the technique are reported.
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D000328:Adult; D003188:Composite Resins; D003442:Crowns; D003481:Cuspid; D003769:Dental Occlusion, Traumatic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007284:Inlays; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D019217:Tooth Attrition / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014716:Vertical Dimension
D003188:Composite Resins