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W M Dorfman

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PubMed1995

Treating dental disharmony with mixed media.

The art of designing a new smile often involves more than one cosmetic dental procedure. It is not uncommon to combine media such as tooth whitening with porcelain veneers and crowns to create an entirely new smile. To maintain dental harmony, it is paramount that media are indistinguishable from each other and are consistent with the existing dentition.

Crowns↗
PubMed1995

Inexpensive high-quality full-face patient photographs.

Although even the simplest arrangement for taking extraoral patient photographs is better than no procedure at all, the most practical and efficient solution is to invest in a setup that includes an extraoral camera with electronic dual flash and backdrop screen. Once the components have been set up, and the optimal parameters established, the system is always ready, and taking the pictures is just a snap away. The studio quality of the photographs from this arrangement will provide invaluable contributions to the success of your cosmetic dental practice.

Esthetics, Dental↗
PubMed1995

How to design smile styles for cosmetic dentistry.

Even though many patients may simply let you choose a smile style for them, once you select it, show it to them for their approval. As Jennifer de St. Georges says, "Inform before you perform. No surprises!" On the other hand, when patients offer verbal descriptions of how they want their smiles to look, there is a lot of room for subjective interpretation. By using photographs and models, much of the confusion can be eliminated. After all, our goal is to make the patient smile.

Color↗
PubMed1992

Achieving anterior aesthetics with an anti-rotational abutment.

Single-tooth implants of various minerals and metals have been used, with some success, since ancient times. However, single-tooth implant survival was unpredictable until Branemark and his co-workers developed the theory and technique for obtaining a predictable direct bone to implant interface, which has been termed "osseointegration." Retrospective studies suggest excellent survival of single-tooth implants that predictably achieve this direct bone to implant interface. Case reports of single-tooth implants in the anterior and posterior areas of the jaws suggest the efficacy of this treatment, although scientific prospective studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of this treatment have only recently begun.

Dental Abutments↗