title: "Training teeth": transitional resin bonding for diagnostic purposes.
abstract: Despite the best diagnostic efforts, the etiology of a patient's dental disease may remain elusive. Without knowing the underlying disease factors, predictable outcomes are difficult to obtain. This case report describes the diagnosis and treatment of a patient who felt embarrassed by the appearance of his smile and was desperately seeking a solution. Despite meticulous data collection and a systematic diagnostic approach, the disease etiology could not be determined. It was, therefore, decided to treat the patient with non-invasive transitional directly bonded composite to road test his new teeth. In this way, a determination could be made as to whether they would function successfully over time.
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hulac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D012117:Resins, Synthetic