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Treatment Planning for Porcelain Veneer Restoration of Crowded Teeth by Modifying Stone Models
Author(s) -
CUTBIRTH STEVEN T.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.919
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1708-8240
pISSN - 1496-4155
DOI - 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2001.tb00249.x
Subject(s) - veneer , dentistry , dentition , orthodontics , medicine
The three‐dimensional result attainable through porcelain veneer restoration of crowded teeth can be preoperatively determined by diagnostically altering stone study models of the patient's dentition. Techniques for diagnostically preparing and waxing the stone dental models are described in this article, along with the corresponding postoperative restorative results of representative cases. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE Patients with malaligned teeth who are not willing or able to undergo straightening of their teeth with orthodontics, nonetheless may be able to attain straight teeth concomitant with the restoration of their teeth with modified porcelain veneer restorations. This article describes a straight‐forward treatment planning technique for altering study casts preoperatively, to accurately predict and guide the postoperative outcome.