title: Challenges of restoring an anterior maxillary tooth: the impact of fluorescence and the mock-up approach.
abstract: Nowadays, esthetic demand stimulates optimized optical features that offer satisfactory masking effects, particularly in anterior restorations. In cases in which only a single tooth is involved, the treatment is one of the most challenging of all esthetic restorations. The optical characteristics of the natural teeth are essential to masking the restoration and are determined by the interaction of light and dental substrates with varying degrees of translucency and opacity. Additionally, form and superficial texture are important in terms of ensuring the natural harmony of the dental restoration. Thus, technical approaches, such as mock-up and composite resin stratification, have led to favorable outcomes. This case report describes an easy and reliable restorative procedure of a maxillary central incisor that focuses on achieving a natural appearance by using an adequate direct composite resin restoration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry, Endodontics, and Dental Materials, Bauru School of Dentistry, Universtiy of São Paulo, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael Francisco Lia
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Mondelli
authors.forename: Leslie Caroll Casas
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Apayco
authors.forename: Ana Carolina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Trentino
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sérgio Kiyoshi
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ishikiriama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003116:Color; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla; D003765:Models, Dental; D019233:Retreatment; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins