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Jurado CA, Villalobos-Tinoco J, Mekled S, Sanchez R, Afrashtehfar KI. Printed Digital Wax-up Model as a Blueprint for Layered Pressed-ceramic Laminate Veneers: Technique Description and Case Report. Oper Dent 2023; 48:618-626. [PMID: 37881104 DOI: 10.2341/22-144-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
Abstract
This article presents a clinical technique for transferring Digital Smile Design (DSD) information and a digital wax-up to fabricate highly personalized ceramic laminate veneers. The hybrid workflow of digitally designed wax-up and conventional hand-crafted veneers is showcased in a female adult who sought to improve her smile due to maxillary anterior incisal wear. The ceramic veneers, layered by feldspathic porcelain, followed the contours and shade blueprint planned with the digital wax-up. The DSD improved the harmony of the facial-and-smile relationship, and the ceramic restorations fulfilled the patient's esthetic and functional demands. Guides based on the printed model with the digitally designed wax-up can provide a reference for pressed lithium disilicate veneers layered with feldspathic porcelain.
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Affiliation(s)
- C A Jurado
- Carlos Alberto Jurado, DDS, MS, associate professor, Department of Prosthodontics, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Jose Villalobos-Tinoco, DDS, MS, visiting faculty, Specialty Program in Periodontics, National University of Rosario School of Dentistry, Rosario, Argentina
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- Salwa Mekled, DDS, MBA, associate professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Ramon Sanchez, MDT, dental technician, private practice, San Felipe, BC, Mexico
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- *Kelvin I. Afrashtehfar, DDS, MSc, Dr, FDS RCS, FRCDC, assistant professor, Division of Restorative Dental Sciences, Clinical Sciences Department, College of Dentistry, Ajman University, AE, UAE; adjunct research associate professor, Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, BE, Switzerland
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