Three Dimensional-Printed Gingivectomy and Tooth Reduction Guides Prior Ceramic Restorations: A Case Report.

Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) dentistry have significantly changed workflows in recent years. Restorations and devices can now be digitally designed and 3D-printed for dental care purposes. This clinical case report provides straightforward protocols for the digital design and 3D manufacture of gingivectomy and tooth preparation guides.

Advanced restorative management of focal microdontia: A brief review and case report.

Focal microdontia is a dental anomaly characterized by the presence of a single abnormally small anterior or posterior tooth. The objective of this article is to provide an updated review of the literature on the advanced restorative management of focal microdontia, and to document a clinical case where the reviewed advanced restorative approaches were applied to treat a young adult presenting with a non-syndromic asymmetrical focal microdontia.We conducted a preliminary examination of the existing literature on the advanced restorative management of focal microdontia.

Immediate implant placement with soft tissue grafting and an ultra-translucent zirconia crown. Replacement of a primary tooth in the esthetic zone.

Objectives: The present case report describes the atraumatic extraction of a primary maxillary right canine followed by immediate implant placement with a customized zirconia abutment and monolithic ultra-translucent zirconia (5Y-PSZ) crown.

Clinical Considerations: A 31-year-old patient presented to the clinic with the primary concern of mobility and gingival inflammation around the maxillary right canine. After clinical evaluation, the tooth was found to be a primary retained tooth that presented grade 3 mobility and gingival inflammation.

Printed Digital Wax-up Model as a Blueprint for Layered Pressed-ceramic Laminate Veneers: Technique Description and Case Report.

This article presents a clinical technique for transferring Digital Smile Design (DSD) information and a digital wax-up to fabricate highly personalized ceramic laminate veneers. The hybrid workflow of digitally designed wax-up and conventional hand-crafted veneers is showcased in a female adult who sought to improve her smile due to maxillary anterior incisal wear. The ceramic veneers, layered by feldspathic porcelain, followed the contours and shade blueprint planned with the digital wax-up.

Tooth-reduction 3D-printed guides for facilitating the provision of ultrathin laminate veneers. A cross-shaped novel design.

Tooth-reduction guides offer a more controlled and conservative tooth preparation. Many types of tooth-reduction guides are available such as those with horizontal or vertical reduction grooves. A transparent cross-shaped tooth-reduction guide allows the clinician to make vertical and horizontal depth grooves to evaluate tooth reduction in all directions.