title: Use of Feldspathic Porcelain Veneers to Improve Smile Harmony: A 3-Year Follow-up Report.
abstract: This case report describes an esthetic treatment to improve the shape and alignment of the anterior teeth, reestablishing smile harmony, using feldspathic porcelain veneers. Results of clinical follow up after 36 months are also presented. The advantages, disadvantages and limitations of the technique are detailed with reference to the relevant literature. This suggests that the success of treatment depends on adequate conditions of bonding between the veneers and the tooth complex, which involves parameters such as the strength and durability of the bond interface. Therefore, the clinical success of feldspathic porcelain veneers depends on the accurate selection of cases and correct execution of clinical and laboratory procedures. The rehabilitation involved from first right premolar to the left with feldspathic porcelain veneers made on refractory dies. After the 3-year follow up, excellent clinical results and patient satisfaction were achieved.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, UNAERP - University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.|School of Dentistry, IMED - Meridional University, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Federizzi
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, UNAERP - University of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Érica Alves
authors.initials: ÉA
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, UP - Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Samantha Schaffer Pugilato
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Báratro
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, UP - Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Flares
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baratto-Filho
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, IMED - Meridional University, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ataís
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacchi
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, IMED - Meridional University, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aloísio Oro
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Spazzin
mesh_terms: D001840:Dental Bonding; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D003801:Dental Veneers; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012904:Smiling
chemical_list: D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D003776:Dental Porcelain