Progress in adhesive technologies has made possible to perform more conservative restoration techniques. Bonded porcelain veneers have been widely used to address aesthetic dental problems for more than 3 decades1,2. Aesthetic parameter plays an important role when deciding the treatment choice of a patient with diastema. Development of the adhesive materials allows the dentist to construct mor...

This clinical report describes the treatment plan for a young patient affected by amelogenesis imperfecta with anterior open bite. The objectives of the treatment were to eliminate tooth sensitivity while enhancing esthetics and restoring masticatory function. Treatment included resin composite laminate veneers on maxillary anterior teeth and stainless steel crowns for posterior teeth.

Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and reinforced laminated (RLVL) with carbon fiber were produced from heat-treated Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood using phenol formaldehyde (PF), polyvinyl acetate (PVAc), polyurethane (PU) resins. Wood veneers subjected to heat treatments at 150 °C, 170 or 190 °C for 2 h before lamination. The effects of the reinforcement, treatment temperatures, resins on ...

Proper crack growth in the investigation of adhesive failure bonded wood joints requires laborious grain control. By adding auxiliary adherends, this paper introduces and evaluates a novel sample geometry that enables fracture energy characterization veneer-adhesive systems. The proposed method was applied to three species test commonly used adhesives. successfully identified differences energi...

OBJECTIVE When successive restorative procedures (e.g., porcelain veneers, interdental resin composite restorations, and endodontic treatment) are carried out on the same tooth, significant effects on crown flexure can be expected. METHOD AND MATERIALS Dentin-bonded porcelain veneers (experimental group) were assessed in vitro using functional and cyclic thermal loads. They were compared to n...

The aim of this article is to describe the possibility of improving dental esthetics with low-thickness glass ceramics without major tooth preparation for patients with small to moderate anterior dental wear and little discoloration. For this purpose, a carefully defined treatment planning and a good communication between the clinician and the dental technician helped to maximize enamel preserv...

This article presents the first applied results of using citric acid in combinations with a melamine-urea-formaldehyde (MUF) resin for bonding wood veneers. The chemical reactions involved are shown based on MALDI ToF analysis reaction MUF acid. preliminary physical and mechanical properties LVL prepared also presented. Veneers from Populus sp were used to manufacture 5-layer laminated veneer l...