title: Esthetic recovery of smile using composite resin and "biological posts" and crowns.
abstract: The recovery of teeth that have been extensively destroyed by dental caries can be achieved through direct and indirect restorative procedures. This paper presents a case of the esthetic and functional recovery of permanent maxillary incisors with extensive dental caries in an adolescent patient through the use of a composite resin and "biological posts and crowns". A case report was drafted to describe the direct restoration of central maxillary incisors using composite resin and endodontic treatment of the lateral maxillary incisors, the construction of dentinal posts, the adaptation and cementing of the posts to the root canals, preparation and molding of crown portions, model construction, the choice of extracted teeth and the making and cementing of "biological crowns". The use of a composite resin and the cementing of "biological posts and crowns" reestablish dental esthetics and function. Biological restorations maintain all the characteristics of natural teeth and have a significant psychosocial impact on the patient's quality of life. However it should be stressed that this technique was only indicated in the present case after the determination of a significant improvement in oral hygiene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. raquelvieira.andrade@gmail.com
authors.forename: Raquel Gonçalves
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Vieira-Andrade
authors.forename: Juliano Rodrigues
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ribondi
authors.forename: Adriana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Botelho
authors.forename: Anacélia Mendes
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Karine Taís Aguiar
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Tavano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002484:Cementation; D003188:Composite Resins; D003442:Crowns; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003804:Dentin / Q000637:transplantation*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D012904:Smiling
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; C444701:Filtek Z250