Prismatik ThinPress From Glidewell Direct

By LMT Communications, Inc.

Posted Apr 28, 2011 in Technical


RESTORATIVE CHALLENGE: A 29-year-old male patient presented with a large midline diastema, a diastema distal to each lateral incisor, several misaligned teeth and a negative buccal corridor space (see Figure 1). The patient had never corrected these esthetic deficiencies due to his dental phobia, but came in for a consultation after seeing an ad for no-prep veneers.



Restorative team: Ceramist Cindy Lam and Dr. Michael DiTolla, both of Glidewell Laboratories, Newport Beach, California


Treatment plan: The patient was seen for the initial consultation and study models were fabricated. The study models were evaluated using an orthodontic archwire to help determine the proper arch form.


Since none of the teeth in the upper arch fell more than 1.5mm facial to the orthodontic archwire, the team decided that the patient was an acceptable candidate for Prismatik ThinPress no-prep veneers on teeth #4-13. Since...

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