Description

Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry: A Healthier Approach to Esthetic Restorations provides a real-world approach to healthier supra-gingival minimally invasive restorations, as an alternative to more invasive mechanically retained restorations, such as full crowns.  

• Provides practical, step-by-step coverage of the key elements in diagnosis, case planning, preparation, restorations, and cementation of bonded restorations
• Offers excellent and simple explanations of the latest in adhesive dentistry and the proper selection of restorative materials
• Covers both anterior and posterior direct and indirect bonded restorations, offering a better, healthier approach
• Presents hundreds of beautiful images showing planning, preparation, and restoration principles and treatment
• Features the contributions of Dr. Ray Bertolotti, Contributing Editor, and a foreword written by Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD, CEO of Clinicians Report Foundation and Practical Clinical Reports 

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
From the Contributing Editor
Acknowledgments

Section I: Rationale

1 The Traditional Mechanically Retained Restoration Paradigm: Subgingival Margins are Normal and a Needed Undesirable Side Effect

2 The New Healthier Paradigm: Supra-gingival Minimally Invasive Adhesive Dentistry? The Benefits

3 The Supra-gingival Protocol and Indications: Preventing Subgingival Margins

4 Should We Trust In Dental Adhesives and Adhesive Dentistry?

Section II: Supra-gingival Minimally Invasive Indirect Posterior Restorations ? A Replacement for Full Crowns

5 Supra-gingival Minimally Invasive Bonded Onlays: The Replacement for Full Crowns

6 Supra-gingival Onlays Preparation, From Simple to Complex, Including Temporazation

Section III: Supra-gingival Minimally Invasive Porcelain Veneers ? A Replacement for Full Crowns

7 Indication and Preparation of Supra-gingival Minimally Invasive Porcelain Veneers

8 Esthetic Co-diagnosis Using the Dento-facial Esthetic Diagnosis System, Including Wax up and Temporazation

Section IV: Bonded Cementation of Indirect Restorations

9 Bonded Cementation of Veneers and Onlays

Section V: Supra-gingival Dentistry and Direct Composite Restorations

10 Easy Predictable Supra-gingival Class II and III Direct Composite

Section VI: Crown Replacement

11 Replacing Old Crowns? Success with All Ceramic Crowns

Section VII: The Occlusal Disease Management System ? a Key to Success

12 The Importance of Occlusion and Occlusal Diagnosis

13 What is a Healthy Occlusion and Occlusal Analysis

Index

Author Information

The author
JOSE-LUIS RUIZ, DDS, FAGD, is a researcher, educator, and clinician. He is Director of the Los Angeles Institute of Clinical Dentistry in Los Angeles, California, USA, and Honorary Clinical Professor at Warwick University in Coventry, England. He is also an Associate Instructor at Practical Clinical Courses in Provo, Utah, USA.