Contemporary Esthetic Dentistry

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. George A. Freedman , DDS, BSc, DCS, HSL, Past President, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry; Co-Founder, Canadian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Table of Contents: 1. Cariology and Caries Management      Section A: Caries Risk Assessment      Section B: Cariology: Its Role in Esthetic Dentistry 2. Dental Materials      Section A: Dental Materials      Section B: Impression Materials 3. Photography: Digital and Analog      Section A: Photography      Section B: Digital and Chemical Photography 4. Ultraconservative Dentistry 5. Porcelain Veneers      Section A: Smile Design      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      Section A: Understanding and Manipulating Color      Section B: Using Color to Create Restorations 8. Adhesion      Section A: The Evolution of Adhesive Techniques      Section B: Dentin Bonding 9. Anterior Direct Composites      Section A: Direct Anterior Bonding: Minimally Invasive at its Best      Section B: Predictable Customized Class IV Restorations 10. Posterior Direct Composites      Section A: Posterior Composites      Section B: Posterior Contact Points 11. Polishing      Section A: Current Technology and Clinical Approaches to Polishing of Dental Restorations      Section B: Finishing and Polishing      Section C: Finishing and Polishing 12. Fiber Reinforcement      Section A: Direct Fiber-Reinforced Composite      Section B: A Unique Treatment Modality 13. Glass Ionomer Restoratives 14. Bleaching      Section A: Tooth Bleaching      Section B: In-office and Home Bleaching      Section C: Innovative Elements from a Scientific or Technological Perspective that have Appeared in Bleaching over the Past Decade 15. Direct Veneers      Section A: Direct Composite Bonding      Section B: Transitional Bonding      Section C: A Histological Approach to Layering Direct Anterior Composite Restorations 16. Porcelain Veneers      Section A: Porcelain      Section B: Inserting Esthetic Restorations      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      Section A: Contemporary Dental Cements      Section B: Dual Cured Resin Cements and Esthetic Supragingival Margins 24. Complete Denture Esthetics 25. Precision and Semi-Precision Attachments 26. Technology and Esthetics      Section A: Minimally Invasive Dentistry      Section B: Diode Lasers: The Soft Tissue Handpiece      Section C: Soft and Hard Tissue Lasers      Section D: Photo-Activated Disinfection      Section E: Soft Tissue Screening 27. Minimally Invasive Implant Esthetics 28. Perioesthetics      Section A: Periodontal Esthetics and Periodontal Plastic Surgery      Section B: Relating Function and Esthetics 29. Ortho-Esthetics      Section A: Relevance of Functional Appliance Treatment to Esthetic Dentistry and Temporomandibular Health      Section B: Orthodontics as a Basis for Esthetics 30. Pediatric Dental Procedures 31. Sleep and Snoring 32. Sterilization and Disinfection      Section A: Sterilization      Section B: Disinfection 33. Communication      Section A: Patient Communication      Section B: Patient Management 34. Practice Management      Section A: Establishing an Esthetic Dental Practice      Section B: Managing an Esthetic Dental Practice 35. Evaluating Esthetic Materials