Recreating an esthetic smile: a multidisciplinary approach.
Today's dental patients are demanding a youthful, attractive smile. The esthetic rehabilitation of patients with functionally compromised dentitions frequently involves a multidisciplinary approach. The realization of esthetic objectives in multidisciplinary cases represents a considerable clinical challenge. To a great extent, proper case selection and careful multidisciplinary treatment planning can govern the predictability of procedures. A team approach that includes the clinicians, the laboratory technician, and the patient is essential to achieve the desired results. This clinical report demonstrates a successful multidisciplinary approach to recreating an esthetic smile of a patient whose anterior maxillary dentition had been functionally and esthetically compromised by prosthetic and periodontal problems.
Ohyama
Hiroe
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Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. hiroe_ohyama@hsdm.harvard.edu
Nagai
Shigemi
S
Tokutomi
Hiro
H
Ferguson
Michael
M
D000368:Aged; D016556:Crown Lengthening; D003442:Crowns; D019554:Dental Restoration Wear; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation; D019558:Occlusal Adjustment; D010348:Patient Care Team; D019233:Retreatment; D012904:Smiling; D019217:Tooth Attrition / Q000150:complications; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000150:complications; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000150:complications