title: Incorporating orthodontics into restorative treatment to improve long-term prognosis.
abstract: Interdisciplinary treatment that incorporated orthodontics with restorative dentistry was used in this complex case to achieve major esthetic changes for a 45-year-old female patient, whose primary concern was the worn appearance of her teeth. The planning and sequential treatment of the case was facilitated using a system of diagnosis, risk assessment, and risk management. By employing orthodontics in the treatment plan, the number of restorations was kept to a minimum, thereby reducing the biomechanical risk to the dentition.
authors.forename: Ronald G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Wilkins
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D016556:Crown Lengthening / Q000379:methods*; D003442:Crowns; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012308:Risk Management; D012904:Smiling; D014073:Tooth Bleaching; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000628:therapy*