Quo vadis, esthetic dentistry? Ceramic veneers and overtreatment—A cautionary tale

The increased emphasis on orofacial esthetics, experienced both by dental professionals and the lay public, results in an environment where overtreatment can easily occur. Patients on the one hand feel pressure from esthetic norms that are often unrealistic, while dental professionals are compelled...

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Published inJournal of esthetic and restorative dentistry Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 7 - 14
Main Authors Hirata, Ronaldo, Sampaio, Camila S., Andrade, Oswaldo Scopin, Kina, Sidney, Goldstein, Ronald E., Ritter, Andre V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2022
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Ceramics
dental esthetics
Dental Porcelain
Dental restorative materials
Dental schools
Dental Veneers
Dentistry
esthetic dentistry
esthetics
Esthetics, Dental
Humans
minimally invasive dentistry
Overtreatment
Patients
veneers
dental esthetics
esthetic dentistry
veneers
minimally invasive dentistry
overtreatment
esthetics
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Summary:The increased emphasis on orofacial esthetics, experienced both by dental professionals and the lay public, results in an environment where overtreatment can easily occur. Patients on the one hand feel pressure from esthetic norms that are often unrealistic, while dental professionals are compelled to deliver immediate results many times without considering what is best for the ill‐informed patient. This article is an illustrated cautionary tale against overtreatment disguised as esthetic dentistry. Representative clinical examples illustrate how porcelain veneers are used without following sound operatory principles, as well as how these cases have been resolved.
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ISSN:1496-4155
1708-8240
DOI:10.1111/jerd.12838