ith all of the excitement in the media concerning cosmetic dental makeovers and “spa dentistry,” it’s possible sometimes for dentists to lose our focus. The root of dentistry is still restorative treatment in the posterior regions to eliminate caries, repair fractures, and replace restorations whose warranties have long expired. This, after all, is the “bread and butter” of dentistry. There wil...

An adequate understanding of the relationship between periodontal tissues and restorative dentistry is paramount to ensure adequate form, function, esthetics, and comfort of the dentition. While most clinicians are aware of this important relationship, uncertainty remains regarding specific concepts such as the biologic width and indications and applications for surgical crown lengthening. This...

Objective: Dental bleaching offers a conservative, simplifi ed, and low cost approach to change the color of discolored teeth. The aim of this study is to present the restoration made with porcelain laminate veneers after vital bleaching. Case Report: A 24 years old male patient referred to Dicle University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, because of the complaint of ...

This article presents the interdisciplinary management of a severe alveolar ridge defect to enable optimal implant placement and minimally invasive dentistry for an optimal functional and esthetic outcome. To attain the best esthetic and biologic results for implant placement, an interdisciplinary approach was used to synergistically combine orthodontics, periodontics, and restorative dentistry...

Restorative dentistry plays an important role in the field of dentistry in restoring the tooth tissue to its form, function esthetics and in maintaining the physiologic integrity in harmony with the surrounding hard and soft tissues. Many of the restorative material used did not adhere to enamel to dentin by physical and / or clinical interactions thus increasing the chances of microleakage at ...

The complexity of restorative dentistry has increased greatly in recent years, with the myriad of products used in "adhesive dentistry." So too has the "simple" matter of restoring access cavities after completion of endodontic treatment. This review discusses current methods of "bonding" to tooth structure, ceramic materials, and metals, with emphasis on those aspects that are important to end...

1 Department of Dentistry, University of Joinville Region – Joinville – SC – Brazil. 2 School of Dentistry, University of Itajai Valley – Itajai – SC – Brazil. 3 Department of Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas – Piracicaba – SP – Brazil. 4 Department of Cariology and Operative Dentistry, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and...

1DDS, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, Dental School, Federal University of Bahia, BA, Brazil. 2DDS, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, Dental School, Federal University of Pará, PA, Brazil. 3BDS, PhD, FADM, Associate Professor, Discipline of Restorative Dentistry, Department of Clinical Dental Sciences. Faculty of Dentistry, Unive...

Ceramics has become increasingly popular as a dental restorative material because of its superior esthetics, as well as its inertness and biocompatibility. Among dental ceramics, zirconia is used as a dental biomaterial and it is the material of choice in contemporary restorative dentistry. Zirconia ceramics has both clinical popularity and success due to its outstanding mechanical properties a...

RESUMO 1PhD Students, Endodontics, Dept. Dental Materials, Restorative Dentistry and Endodtics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil. 2Full Professor, Endodontics, Dept. Dental Materials, Restorative Dentistry and Endodtics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil. 3Assistant Professor,Endodontics, Dept. Dental Materials, Restorative Dentistry ...