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In 1974, when I founded the Den-Mat Corporation, my personal commitment was
to develop products that were based on preserving tooth structure. As a
practicing dentist, I was well aware of the challenges dentistry presented. The
clinical significance of the following case is the overall aesthetic effect that
was achieved with minimal tooth reduction, no anesthetics, no temporaries and no
post-op discomfort. This effect was made possible using Cerinate Porcelain
Laminates®. I recently had the opportunity to
treat a patient who had been told for years by dentists that the best treatment
for her crooked smile was actually no treatment at all. This dentist, like many
of our colleagues, didn't realize there was an easy way to improve his patient's
smile without a significant reduction in tooth structure. Just like him, you
probably have the patients in your practice right now whose smiles could be
significantly improved with Cerinate porcelain laminates. In long term research trials with Cerinate Porcelain veneers bonded with
Tenure® and Ultra-Bond®
for up to 16 years, there were no debondings. No other porcelain veneer system
can match Cerinate. If you would like to have more information, please give me a
call.
After each dental check-up, Anna Price, a retired librarian, returned home
and faithfully maintained a regime of excellent oral hygiene but never stopped
wondering if something could be done to improve her smile.
She consulted with her dentist who explained that to reduce her prominent,
maxillary, lateral incisor with porcelain veneers would require significant
tooth reduction. As with many patients, cost and "dental office
nerves" were not the reasons Anna's crooked smile remained unchanged for so
many years. Her dentist did not know how to deal with a prominent, maxillary,
lateral incisor. He believed porcelain veneers could only be used for simple,
cosmetic procedures, and required a lot of tooth reduction. And like many in the
dental community, he did not realize materials did exist that could be used, to
enhance Anna's misaligned smile.
One day, a family friend referred Anna to my practice for a smile
consultation. I knew immediately I could help her to achieve the smile she had
so desired for so long with a very conservative procedure using Cerinate®
porcelain laminates. This case is about an entire smile restoration. It follows
the principles of conservative dentistry but most importantly, did not involve
complicated techniques. As you will see, the benefits of minimal tooth reduction
produced a pleasing smile. The
veneers were fabricated with Cerinate Porcelain Laminates and cemented in place
with Ultra-Bond.
Three visits later, her smile was transformed and so was her outlook. See
Fig. 1 for before and Fig. 4 to view the finished case results. Here is how Anna
describes her experience: "The procedure was amazingly simple and fast. Dr.
Ibsen told me there would be no pain, which turned out to be true. In fact, it
was a really pleasant experience. There were no shots and no pain. Although he
did shave a little off one of my teeth to straighten it, the result looks really
natural," she said. "I don't look like I have had dental work, I
just look like I have really great genes."
Anna is so satisfied with her new smile that she
requested that I improve the aesthetics of her posterior teeth to match
her perfect new smile. The procedure will involve bonding Cerinate
porcelain laminates to PFM bridges. Of course, Anna's is not an isolated case. Just like
Anna, there are patients who continue to dream of having
a more attractive smile but may be dental phobic or reluctant to have a
large amount of tooth structure removed. As a practicing dentist, I know Cerinate porcelain laminates provides a way for dentists to improve the
quality of life for their patients.
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