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Metal-Free Restorations: Esthetic Considerations, Treatment Planning, Preparation, Manufacturing, Luting, and Followup


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1Ege University, İzmir, Turkey

2Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey

3Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey

4University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil

5Dentistanbul Levent Academy, İstanbul, Turkey


Metal-Free Restorations: Esthetic Considerations, Treatment Planning, Preparation, Manufacturing, Luting, and Followup

Description

Metal-free restorations have gained increasing popularity for esthetic improvement of anterior teeth. Spreading variety of this kind of restorations has been reported to be durable and conservative anterior restorations with superior esthetics. The treatment of discolored, fractured, worn, decayed, or congenitally malformed teeth and esthetic reshaping of anterior teeth, elimination of diastemas, and replacement of missing teeth have been accomplished with the use of metal-free restorations. Recent advances in porcelain processing techniques and the resin composites as well as improvements in adhesive bonding systems have promoted the use of metal-free restorations. Knowledge and understanding of these occasions have led to novel tools in treatment planning to provide better care to patients.

We invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts to understand the physicochemical background underlying the bonding mechanism, interactions between the prognostic variates of the long-term bonding, and the development of strategies to improve the final satisfaction and the evaluation of outcomes. We are particularly interested in articles describing the new materials for mimicking the biological, physical, mechanical, and optical properties of natural human tooth. The new modalities may provide better satisfaction and new insights into the treatment planning of the full and/or partial coverage and also minimal invasive metal-free restorations.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Recent advances in preoperative treatment planning of metal-free fixed partial denture and veneer treatment. Wax-up, mock-up, and computer-aided virtual techniques
  • Novel porcelain and resin composite materials and the alternatives
  • Recent advances in dental adhesives and adhesive bonding technology
  • New sights to conserve hard tooth tissues and new ways of conservation
  • New ways to mimic the natural human tooth
  • Evaluation of the esthetic parameters of the dentofacial composition
  • Survival of the restorations and the dominating prognostic variates

Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 382418
  • - Editorial

Metal-Free Restorations: Esthetic Considerations, Treatment Planning, Preparation, Manufacturing, Luting, and Followup

Hamit S. Çötert | Handan Yılmaz | ... | Ahmet U. Güler
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 798972
  • - Research Article

Tensile Bond Strengths of Two Adhesives on Irradiated and Nonirradiated Human Dentin

Cécile Bernard | Cyril Villat | ... | Brigitte Grosgogeat
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 418641
  • - Research Article

Fracture Strength of Aged Monolithic and Bilayer Zirconia-Based Crowns

Deborah Pacheco Lameira | Wilkens Aurélio Buarque e Silva | ... | Grace M. De Souza
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 318097
  • - Research Article

Comparison of Conventional Methods and Laser-Assisted Rapid Prototyping for Manufacturing Fixed Dental Prostheses: An In Vitro Study

Giorgio Pompa | Stefano Di Carlo | ... | Susanna Annibali
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 327289
  • - Research Article

3D Surface Profile and Color Stability of Tooth Colored Filling Materials after Bleaching

Bryant Anthony Irawan | Stacey Natalie Irawan | ... | Mohammad Khursheed Alam
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 361893
  • - Research Article

Analysis of Self-Adhesive Resin Cement Microshear Bond Strength on Leucite-Reinforced Glass-Ceramic with/without Pure Silane Primer or Universal Adhesive Surface Treatment

Yoon Lee | Jae-Hoon Kim | ... | Deog-Gyu Seo
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 923808
  • - Research Article

Real-Time Analysis of Temperature Changes in Composite Increments and Pulp Chamber during Photopolymerization

Ryan Jin-Young Kim | In-Bog Lee | ... | Deog-Gyu Seo
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 148954
  • - Review Article

Cementation of Glass-Ceramic Posterior Restorations: A Systematic Review

Carline R. G. van den Breemer | Marco M. M. Gresnigt | Marco S. Cune
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 619027
  • - Research Article

Effects of Computer-Aided Manufacturing Technology on Precision of Clinical Metal-Free Restorations

Ki-Hong Lee | In-Sung Yeo | ... | Taek-Ka Kwon
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2015
  • - Article ID 389234
  • - Research Article

Shear Bond Strength of MDP-Containing Self-Adhesive Resin Cement and Y-TZP Ceramics: Effect of Phosphate Monomer-Containing Primers

Jin-Soo Ahn | Young-Ah Yi | ... | Deog-Gyu Seo
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