Emulating Natural Morphology in Anterior Crown Fractures: Two Years Follow-up Report

Aesthetic restoration of lost dental tissues of anterior teeth is a crucial challenge in restorative dentistry. Patients may suffer from undesirable esthetic problems due to color, shape, structural and position abnormalities of anterior teeth. Creating more conservative as well as more powerful restorations against occlusal, lateral and protrusive forces and emulating similar outlook to natural dental tissues is the main objective of up-todate, contemporary dentistry [1]. An increasing number of dentists prefer minimal invasive and less time-consuming treatment options; as direct resin restorations compared to indirect ceramic restorations for the anterior dental aesthetics [2]. In order to create more natural-looking restorations, clinicians must learn and understand the physical properties of the dental tissues and restorative materials that they use and also interactions of these tissues and materials with light [3]. Various dental materials and techniques have been coming on the scene to improve both functional and aesthetic quality of the restorations. However a few of the esthetic resin materials on the market meet the expectant. The ones having such properties such as simplicity, structural stability, surface polish ability, masking discolorations, surface texturing and simulating natural dental color parameters such as hue, value and chrome are one step ahead [4,5].