Direct oven-tempered hybrid composite-resin laminate veneers.

The difficulty in achieving optimal aesthetics of the single-tooth indirect laminate veneer has prompted the author to develop a direct technique for fabricating oven-tempered hybrid composite resin veneers. These restorations exhibit excellent physical properties, marginal integrity, and aesthetics.

Clinical application of remoldable appliances for craniomandibular disorder.

This author was challenged by the idea of finding a cost-effective way of providing diagnostic appliance therapy for the great number of patients with temporomandibular joint pain. His answer was remoldable craniomandibular appliances. These appliances provide an increase in both vertical dimension and mandibular AP position.

The theoretical and practical application of a remoldable craniomandibular appliance.

This article introduces a new appliance for the orthopedic correction of craniofacial disorders. The development of a remoldable craniomandibular (RCM) appliance is the result of four years of clinical research. The remoldable craniomandibular appliance is designed as an inexpensive and time efficient method of arriving at a differential diagnosis for some patients with temporomandibular joint related headache.