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Case Report: Ceramic Laminate Veneers For Reestablishment of Esthetics in Case of Lateral Incisor Agenesis
Case Report: Ceramic Laminate Veneers For Reestablishment of Esthetics in Case of Lateral Incisor Agenesis
Case Report
Ceramic Laminate Veneers for Reestablishment of Esthetics in
Case of Lateral Incisor Agenesis
Geórgia Silva,1 Ana Cristina Normandes,1 Edson Barros Júnior ,2 Joyce Gatti ,3
Kalena Maranhão ,3 Ana Cássia Reis ,3 Fernanda Jassé,3 Lucas Moura,3 and
Thaı́s Barros 3
1
School Superior of Amazonia (ESAMAZ), Belém, PA, Brazil
2
College São Leopoldo Mandic (SLMANDIC), Belém, PA, Brazil
3
School of Dentistry, School Superior of Amazonia (ESAMAZ), Belém, PA, Brazil
Copyright © 2018 Geórgia Silva et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
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The increasing demand of patients looking for esthetics has resulted in the development of several techniques to restore anterior
teeth. Conservative treatments should always be the first therapeutic option for the solution of aesthetic problems involving
morphological changes and usually provide the result that the patient expects. In this context, ceramic laminate veneers, also
known as “contact lenses,” are capable to provide an extremely faithful reproduction of natural teeth with great color stability and
periodontal biocompatibility. Minimal or no preparation veneers are heavily advertised as the answer to patients’ cosmetic needs,
when properly indicated by the dentist. This paper reports a clinical case where lateral incisor agenesis was aesthetically corrected
using ceramic laminates.
(a)
(b) (c)
The cement was applied on the cementation surfaces of oral rehabilitation, correct diagnosis, treatment plan, and the
ceramic laminates. After that, veneers were positioned with type of material to be used in the selected treatment.
cement until its excess had overflowed (Figure 15). In the Brazilian population, the prevalence of dental
The cementation sequence adopted was upper central agenesis varies in percentage, depending on the study. The
incisors, followed by the premolars and, finally, the canines. values found were 29.5%, 7.9%, and 2.9% in which agenesis
After the cementation, the finishing steps were accomplished of the third molar is the most common [13]. Opinions vary
with fine-grained and extrafine diamond burs, followed by on the second most commonly affected tooth; some studies
polishing with abrasive rubbers (Exa-cerapol-Edenta). The show that the second lower premolar has the highest in
final result obtained is illustrated in Figure 16. prevalence while others show that the superior lateral incisor
has the highest [1, 3, 5, 13].
3. Discussion The treatment of dental anomalies is always a challenge
for the general practitioner. For Alavi et al. [25] and
Aesthetics has been increasingly required in today’s den- Giordano [28], the best method would be the use of com-
tistry. With the increase of access to information, through posite resin owing to the preservation of dental structure and
the Internet, books, and magazines, the population becomes the financial cost. For Nathanson and Riis [26], Giordano
more and more demanding. [28], Van Dijken [29], and Höland et al. [30], ceramic re-
Therefore, aesthetics should be closely associated with the storative materials would be the best choice since composite
patient’s wishes, respecting the principles of smile harmony, restorations undergo time action and require regular
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(a)
4. Conclusion
The diversity of ceramic systems currently available in the
world market is due to the increasing search for aesthetic
excellence. The systems present advantages and disadvan-
tages when compared to each other.
The most important in clinical cases is to establish
a careful and realistic treatment plan, taking into account the
Figure 14: Gingival clearance prior to cementation. patient’s wishes. The time factor is often determinant for the
selection of the treatment plan, since some patients want to
solve their problem in the shortest time possible.
Thus, it can be concluded that the performed procedure
corresponded very well with expectations of the patient and
that the techniques used to do so were well performed, and it
was obtained a satisfactory result.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest
regarding the publication of this paper.
Figure 15: Extravasation of the cementing agent in element 11.
Authors’ Contributions
maintenance. In addition, composite resins exhibit lower Ana Cássia de Souza Reis was responsible for study design,
clinical longevity due to greater susceptibility to pigmen- manuscript writing, critical review, and final approval; Ana
tation and marginal fractures [33]. Cristina Néry Normandes and Georgia Marques da Silva
In this clinical report, the use of ceramic laminates was performed bibliographic survey, research, and selection of
the treatment of choice, in particular, the ceramic system articles from PubMed and Bireme databases; Fernanda
VITA PM-9 because this material presents the following Ferreira de Albuquerque Jassé and Lucas Alves Moura wrote
advantages: ability to reproduce the appearance of natural and proofread the English language; Edson de Sousa Barros
teeth, good translucency, excellent resistance, and similar Júnior was responsible for the laboratory stages; Joyce
biomechanical behavior to the tooth structure. Figueira de Araujo was responsible for preparation and
Nowadays the treatment with ceramic laminates re- writing of the manuscript; Kalena de Melo Maranhão was
habilitation is in use in a large scale; this is mainly due to responsible for conception, design of the study, preparation,
being a very conservative treatment, where the wear of the writing of the manuscript, and final approval; and Thaı́s
dental element is minimal preserving the dental structure, Andrade de Figueiredo Barros was responsible for the
especially in young patients [22–32]. However, because they clinical stages and general coordination of the work.
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