Porcelain veneers. Problems and solutions.

Porcelain veneer restorations require close attention to detail from beginning to end. It is often prudent to go slowly when working with these cases. Patients receiving them have high expectations that go beyond considerations of function alone.

Treatment planning in the 21st century: what's new?

Many variables affect treatment planning, and it is important for clinicians to consider why they plan certain procedures for patient care. New materials, technologies, and products are constantly being introduced and affect decision making in dentistry. In addition, patients are more informed, have higher esthetic concerns, and want a greater stake in treatment planning decisions than ever before.

The Class III posterior composite restoration.

This conservative method of restoring proximal carious lesions in posterior teeth is not offered as an "alternative" to more familiar methods. Rather, in the author's view, anyone who embraces the philosophy of "minimal invasion" and respects the preservation of sound tooth structure should first consider a class III composite resin restoration for aesthetic treatment of proximal caries in posterior teeth before using any other more aggressive or complex cavity design. In the practice of conservative dentistry, the author feels that the conventional class II approach is the less desirable alternative.