Multidisciplinary Approach for Autotransplantation and Restoration of a Maxillary Premolar into an Area of an Avulsed Anterior Tooth: A Case Report with a 6-Year Follow-up.

The loss of an anterior tooth because of avulsion has been reported in up to 3% of dental injuries. Management alternatives, such as implant-supported restorations and a fixed partial denture, are contraindicated in growing patients because of the continuous growth of the alveolar process. At the same time, orthodontic treatment for gap closure will result in asymmetry and will require adjustment of the adjacent healthy teeth.

Esthetic outcome for implant therapy of a maxillary lateral incisor using prefabricated titanium and customized zirconia abutments: 4-year clinical reports.

The reported clinical scenarios presented two patients, one managed with a prefabricated abutment and the other with a customized abutment, and both patients were pleased with the outcome. However, from a professional viewpoint, the esthetic outcome using the custom zirconia abutment was superior to that using the prefabricated titanium abutment.

Effect of thickness, translucency, and firing protocol on the masking ability of a CAD/CAM zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate for different backgrounds.

Purpose: To evaluate the masking ability of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate (ZLS) glass-ceramic under the different material configurations of thickness, translucency, and finishing protocol as well as significance of the color difference due to the manufacturer's one-firing protocol.

Materials And Methods: Ninety high-translucency (HT) and low-translucency (LT) ZLS glass-ceramic discs of different thicknesses (1.0, 1.

Effect of MDP-Based Primers on the Luting Agent Bond to Y-TZP Ceramic and to Dentin.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of multimode MDP-based primers and different application protocols on the bond strength of a representative resin cement to an yttrium stabilized tetragonal zirconia (Y-TZP) ceramic.

Materials And Methods: The occlusal dentin from 60 human molars was exposed. The teeth and zirconia cylinders (N = 60) (3 mm of diameter; 4 mm of height) were divided into six groups (n = 10) according to the ceramic surface conditioning: (1) air abraded with SiO particles; (2) Z-Prime Plus; (3) air abraded with SiO particles + Z-Prime Plus; (4) air abraded with SiO particles + All-Bond Universal; (5) air abraded with SiO particles + ScotchBond Universal Adhesive; and (6) untreated zirconia.

Fracture strength of CAD/CAM posterior ceramic crowns after manual enhancement of occlusal morphology.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the fracture strength of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) posterior ceramic crowns with and without post-milling manual enhancement of occlusal morphology (MEOM), as indicated especially with early CAD/CAM restorations that have limited capacity to generate natural occlusal morphology.

Materials And Methods: A mandibular molar of an acrylic tooth model was prepared to receive a CAD/CAM all-ceramic crown and was used as a master die to fabricate 80 prepared tooth replicas using an epoxy resin with an elastic modulus (E) of 18 GPa. The crown was designed using Cerec software's Biogeneric Copy Design mode (Sirona).

Minimally Invasive Complete Mouth Reconstruction using Full-Contour Ceramic Veneers: A Clinical Report.

This case report illustrates a full-mouth rehabilitation for a patient that presented with severe non-carious tooth surface loss. The patient was restored following a minimally invasive tooth preparation, with 28 full-contour veneers. The patient was evaluated at baseline and at 2, 9, and 13 months following cementation to assess the integrity of the restorations, the proximal and occlusal contacts, pulp vitality, and tooth mobility.

The effect of prolonged storage and disinfection on the dimensional stability of 5 vinyl polyether silicone impression materials.

Purpose: Vinyl polyether silicone (VPES) has a different composition from other elastomeric impression materials as it combines vinyl polysiloxane (VPS) and polyether (PE). Therefore, it is important to study its properties and behavior under different test conditions. This study investigated the dimensional stability of 5 VPES consistencies when stored for up to 2 weeks, with and without using a standard disinfection procedure.

In vitro wear behavior of zirconia opposing enamel: a systematic review.

Purpose: The aim of this systematic review was to assess enamel wear on teeth opposing zirconia restorations and to evaluate factors related to the wear of natural teeth opposing zirconia restorations.

Materials And Methods: Five electronic databases were searched through May 2013 without limitations. The terms "antagonist*," "enamel," "wear," and "zirconi*" were used.

Orthodontic bonding to porcelain: a systematic review.

Objective: To use a systematic review to determine which materials and technique/protocol present the highest success rate in bonding brackets to porcelain surfaces.

Materials And Methods: Different databases were searched without limitations up to July 2013. Additionally, the bibliographies of the finally selected articles were hand searched to identify any relevant publications that were not identified earlier.

Comparison of the compressive strength of 3 different implant design systems.

The aims of this study were twofold: to compare the static compressive strength at the implant-abutment interface of 3 design systems and to describe the implant abutment connection failure mode. A stainless steel holding device was designed to align the implants at 30 degrees with respect to the y-axis. Sixty-nine specimens were used, 23 for each system.