Systematic analysis of an anterior wear case to fulfill esthetic and functional objectives.

It is beneficial to have a system in place for analysis of clinical data collected from a patient's initial examination. This system has four diagnostic categories that enable the clinician to thoroughly assess the clinical findings and establish a comprehensive diagnosis. An optimal treatment plan can be formulated to positively affect the prognosis of the presenting conditions.

Successful strategies for matching one or two indirect restorations to natural dentition.

One of the most difficult and noble undertakings of a dental restorative team is to provide an indirect restoration for a compromised tooth surrounded by otherwise healthy, natural dentition. Matching one or two indirect dental restorations to adjacent healthy teeth is a herculean task for both the dentist and laboratory technician. The team must be knowledgeable of the natural dentition's characteristics to best mimic and recreate those same characteristics in a man-made restoration.

Interdisciplinary treatment of an end-to-end occlusion due to congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors.

Odontogenic aplasia, or the congenital absence of permanent teeth, is relatively common. When the missing teeth include the maxillary lateral incisors, treatment considerations must reconcile both esthetic and functional objectives. In developing dentition, erupting adjacent teeth can drift from their intended positions into the edentulous space created by the congenitally missing tooth.

Enhancing facial appearance with aesthetic dentistry, centric relation, and proper occlusal management.

Unlabelled: Dramatic alterations that affect a person's appearance can be accomplished by changing the shade, shape, and location of individual teeth in the dental arch. With further application of scientifically documented anatomic principles, dentists can change a person's facial appearance without using unnatural tooth shapes and/or creating nonphysiologic changes in the masticatory system. What is most important is that the clinician does not have to open a patient's vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) to exact a change in facial aesthetics.