Closure of Diastema and Gingival Recontouring Using Direct Adhesive Restorations: A Case Report

ABSTRACT One of the challenges in clinical esthetic dentistry is closing anterior diastemas without creating “black triangles” between the teeth. The success of a restorative treatment in anterior teeth depends on the esthetic integration between soft tissues and hard tissues. The conditioning of th...

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Published inJournal of esthetic and restorative dentistry Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 229 - 240
Main Authors DE ARAUJO Jr, EDSON MEDEIROS, FORTKAMP, SAULO, BARATIERI, LUIZ NARCISO
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.08.2009
Subjects
Composite Resins
Dental Bonding
Dental Restoration, Permanent - methods
Dentistry
Diastema - therapy
Esthetics, Dental
Female
Gingiva - anatomy & histology
Humans
Optical Illusions
Young Adult
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Summary:ABSTRACT One of the challenges in clinical esthetic dentistry is closing anterior diastemas without creating “black triangles” between the teeth. The success of a restorative treatment in anterior teeth depends on the esthetic integration between soft tissues and hard tissues. The conditioning of the interdental papilla is a simple, direct, predictable, and low‐cost alternative. This paper reports a case on diastema closure in anterior teeth that was successfully treated using gingival recontouring and composite resin restorations. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE The closure of diastemas in anterior teeth using direct adhesive restorations and gingival recontouring is a viable option for the clinician because it restores esthetic harmony between soft and hard tissues.
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ISSN:1496-4155
1708-8240
DOI:10.1111/j.1708-8240.2009.00267.x