IPS Empress® Esthetic Pressed Ceramic System From Ivoclar Vivadent
Posted Jul 05, 2011
RESTORATIVE CHALLENGE: A 28-year-old female patient presented with large diastemas on her anterior maxillary teeth. She disliked her overall tooth display and "gummy" smile, and the disharmony between her left and right buccal corridors (see Figure 1). Following a complete diagnostic examination, it was apparent that the patient exhibited premature wear and slight—although uniform—discoloration of her maxillary dentition. The patient had no pre-existing restorations.
Restorative team: Nelson Rego, CDT, Smile Designs By Rego, Downey, California and Brian McKay, DDS, Seattle,Washington
Treatment plan: To enhance the patient's smile and address her esthetic concerns, the treatment plan involved soft tissue contouring for crown lengthening using a soft tissue diode laser (Ivoclar Vivadent's Odyssey), followed by placement of 10 pressed all-ceramic 3/4-crowns on her maxillary dentition. Given the size...
