title: Treatment planning in the 21st century: what's new?
abstract: Many variables affect treatment planning, and it is important for clinicians to consider why they plan certain procedures for patient care. New materials, technologies, and products are constantly being introduced and affect decision making in dentistry. In addition, patients are more informed, have higher esthetic concerns, and want a greater stake in treatment planning decisions than ever before. How dentists treatment plan needs to reflect the many influences on final treatment outcome. The purpose of this paper is to outline how treatment planning has changed in dentistry with the goal of providing the general dentist updated information to develop a cohesive treatment plan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry, 94143-0758, USA.
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: Alton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lacy
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Octavia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Plesh
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kasrovi
authors.forename: Rich
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kao
mesh_terms: D003764:Dental Materials; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000639:trends; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010517:Periodontics / Q000639:trends; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials