NOVEL APPROACHES IN RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

Conservative
Approaches
in Restorative
Dentistry

Invasive restorative procedures and aggressive tooth preparation
were long considered to represent the tried-and-true
in restorative dentistry. While these approaches do still
have their place in certain clinical situations—and have
been favored by some dental clinicians for their predictability—
they carry some considerable “baggage” in terms of compromised
tooth structure and long-term survival.
Today, increasing numbers of clinicians are turning to more
conservative restorative procedures, as dental materials such as
adhesives have supplanted retentive materials, and are achieving
longer-lasting results while helping maintain the tooth’s natural
structure. Used in conjunction with later-generation dental materials,
these conservative, minimally invasive approaches have gone
far in improving the success of both direct and indirect restorations.
This thematic CDEWorld eBook on restorative dentistry features
a continuing education article on the role of adhesive materials in
conservative restorative treatments. Focusing on the use of adhesives
in indirect restorations, this article explains how these dental
materials enable minimally invasive treatment that preserves
tooth structure. The types of dental adhesives and their clinical
efficacy are described, and their selection based on their categorization
by etching mode is elucidated.
This eBook also includes a case report article on the replacement
of veneers to improve dental esthetics. In this case study of
a patient with 30-year-old veneers that had become discolored
over the years, replacement veneers were fabricated to achieve
optimal esthetics by extending veneer placement to better balance
her smile, as well as by matching the color of her unrestored natural
teeth. This article also describes the chairside fabrication and
placement of the provisional veneers.
I hope you will find this information engaging and educational.
CDEWorld is dedicated to providing high-quality continuing
educational content that is essential for dental professionals who
desire to advance clinical excellence in dentistry as well as improve
the patient experience. Please visit us at https://cdeworld.
com/ for more CE eBooks, webinars, and online courses. Thank
you for your interest in continuing education content that provides
an opportunity for lifelong learning.
Sincerely,
Louis F. Rose, DDS, MD
Advisory Board Chairman
CDEWorld
louis.rose@broadcastmed.