title: Ultraconservative dentistry.
abstract: Ultraconservative techniques are providing dentists with new opportunities for the rehabilitation of the debilitated dentition. These techniques involve the use of bonded, reinforced ceramics that restore function and esthetics. The new parameters of ultraconservative treatment include the routine use of supragingival margins, color gradients, and the alteration of the occlusal vertical dimension. The minimally invasive nature of these new techniques makes them more readily acceptable to, and more easily maintainable by, patients.
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Programs in Esthetic Dentistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Freedman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D003116:Color; D003442:Crowns; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D003801:Dental Veneers; D003829:Denture, Partial; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D012117:Resins, Synthetic / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic; D014716:Vertical Dimension
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C078519:leucite