Esthetic improvement in the patient with one missing maxillary central incisor restored with porcelain laminate veneers.

Author: Dong Jin PARK ¹ ; Jae Ho YANG ; Jai Bong LEE ; Sung Hun KIM ; Jung Suk HAN
Author Information

1. Department of Prosthodontics and Dental research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. proshan@snu.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Porcelain laminate veneers; Missing central incisor; Orthodontic treatment
MeSH: Dental Porcelain; Dentition; Humans; Incisor; Tooth
From:The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics 2010;2(3):77-80
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: This article describes esthetic improvement in a patient with a missing maxillary left central incisor. Space analysis of the anterior dentition showed that minor tooth rearrangement was needed. Optimal space distribution for restorations was attained by orthodontic treatment. Through transforming tooth shape with porcelain laminate veneers, the maxillary left lateral incisor was transformed into central incisor and the maxillary left canine into a lateral incisor. The maxillary right central incisor was also restored for esthetic improvement. In a case of changing a tooth shape with porcelain laminate veneers, pre-treatment evaluation, space analysis and diagnostic wax-up are important factors.