DESCRIPTION:
Covering both popular and advanced cosmetic procedures, Contemporary Esthetic Dentistry enhances your skills in the dental treatments leading to esthetically pleasing restorations. With over 1,600 full-color illustrations, this definitive reference discusses the importance of cariology and caries management, then covers essential topics such as ultraconservative dentistry, color and shade, adhesive techniques, anterior and posterior direct composites, and finishing and polishing. Popular esthetic treatment options are described in detail, including bleaching or tooth whitening, direct and porcelain veneers, and esthetic inlays and onlays. Coverage of advanced cosmetic procedures includes implants, perioesthethics, ortho-esthetics, and pediatric esthetics, providing a solid understanding of treatments that are less common but can impact patient outcomes. Developed by Dr. George A. Freedman, a renowned leader in the field, Contemporary Esthetic Dentistry also allows you to earn Continuing Education credits as you improve your knowledge and skills.
CONTENTS:
1. Cariology and Caries Management &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Caries Risk Assessment &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: Cariology: Its Role in Esthetic Dentistry 2. Dental Materials &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Dental Materials &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: Impression Materials 3. Photography: Digital and Analog &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Photography &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: Digital and Chemical Photography 4. Ultraconservative Dentistry 5. Porcelain Veneers &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Smile Design &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: The Esthetic Try-In 6. The Non-Surgical Face Lift: Restoring a Youthful Appearance by Repositioning the Muscles of Facial Expression 7. Color and Shade &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Understanding and Manipulating Color &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: Using Color to Create Restorations 8. Adhesion &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: The Evolution of Adhesive Techniques &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: Dentin Bonding 9. Anterior Direct Composites &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Direct Anterior Bonding: Minimally Invasive at its Best &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: Predictable Customized Class IV Restorations 10. Posterior Direct Composites &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Posterior Composites &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: Posterior Contact Points 11. Polishing &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Current Technology and Clinical Approaches to Polishing of Dental Restorations &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: Finishing and Polishing &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section C: Finishing and Polishing 12. Fiber Reinforcement &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Direct Fiber-Reinforced Composite &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: A Unique Treatment Modality 13. Glass Ionomer Restoratives 14. Bleaching &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Tooth Bleaching &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: In-office and Home Bleaching &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section C: Innovative Elements from a Scientific or Technological Perspective that have Appeared in Bleaching over the Past Decade 15. Direct Veneers &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Direct Composite Bonding &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: Transitional Bonding &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section C: A Histological Approach to Layering Direct Anterior Composite Restorations 16. Porcelain Veneers &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section A: Porcelain &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section B: Inserting Esthetic Restorations &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp &"" || ""nbsp Section C: Porcelain Laminate Veneers 17. Esthetic Inlays and Onlays 18. Esthetic Posts 19. Single-Tooth All-Ceramic Restorations 20. Ceramics: Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal Restorations 21. Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal and Zirconium Crowns and Bridges 22. Dentist-Lab Technician Communications 23. Cements 24. Complete Denture Esthetics 25. Precision and Semi-Precision Attachments 26. Technology and Esthetics 27. Minimally Invasive Implant Esthetics 28. Perioesthetics 29. Ortho-Esthetics 30. Pediatric Dental Procedures 31. Sleep and Snoring 32. Sterilization and Disinfection 33. Communication 34. Practice Management Section A: Establishing an Esthetic Dental Practice 35. Evaluating Esthetic Materials
