1. Esthetic restoration of the smile: directly veneering a discolored anterior tooth
- Author
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Luciana Mendonça da Silva, Paulo Afonso Silveira Francisconi, Flavia Pardo Salata Nahsan, Paula Costa Pinheiro Sampaio, Polliana Mendes Candia Scaffa, and Luciana Fávaro Francisconi-dos-Rios
- Subjects
Orthodontics ,Anterior tooth ,Esthetics ,business.industry ,Dentistry ,Treatment options ,Tooth discoloration ,Composite Dental Resin ,Incisor ,stomatognathic diseases ,Dental Veneers ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,stomatognathic system ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Medicine ,Tooth Discoloration ,Upper central incisor ,business ,Dental veneers ,Anterior teeth ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
Case report: Even if directly veneering discolored anterior teeth with composite is quite widespread, proper reproduction of their natural appearance requires much from the professional. Comprehensive management, from planning to finishing and polishing, of a severely discolored upper central incisor through its directly veneering is critically reported. Relevance: Direct composite laminate veneers are, indeed, a viable treatment option to correct esthetic abnormalities involving most of the labial surface of anterior teeth. This relative conservative therapy, since accurately performed by the well qualified dentist, will assign the patient esthetic, functional and emotional rehabilitation, culminating in a harmonious and pleasant smile.
- Published
- 2015