Contemporary management and full mouth rehabilitation of a patient with Sjögren syndrome.

Sjögren syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disorder with xerostomia, increased tooth wear, high rates of caries, and repeated failure of dental restorations as the main oral symptoms. These render the prosthetic treatment challenging. This clinical report describes a contemporary approach to the treatment of a patient with Sjögren syndrome using translucent multilayered monolithic zirconia restorations and focuses on the treatment protocols before, during, and after the prosthetic treatment.

A technique to salvage endodontically compromised maxillary anterior tooth.

A complication of endodontic treatment is over-preparation of the tooth structure in an attempt to access calcified pulp chambers and root canals. This could result in thin root walls that might compromise the long-term prognosis of the tooth. There are various treatment options when such a complication occurs, among them, extraction of the compromised tooth and its replacement with a dental implant.

Pontic site development with a root submergence technique for a screw-retained prosthesis in the anterior maxilla.

Techniques for pontic site development usually involve various hard and soft tissue augmentation procedures. This article describes an alternative approach to developing a pontic site by using a root submergence technique for a screw-retained fixed dental prosthesis in the anterior maxilla.

Use of forced eruption to enhance a pontic site in the anterior maxilla.

Extraction of teeth leads to bone resorption that can result in asymmetrical hard and soft tissue topography. This article describes a technique to enhance a pontic site in the anterior maxilla by using forced eruption as an alternative to conventional hard and soft tissue augmentation surgeries. Forced eruption is a well-known procedure and its use in developing a pontic site for a fixed dental prosthesis is described in this clinical report.