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Figure 5: The areas that need to be reshaped as determined on the<br />
preoperative cast are marked prior to preparation.<br />
Figure 6: The provisional stents in place to be used as preparation<br />
guides to evaluate for proper tooth reduction.<br />
Figure 7: A maxillary arch incisal view of the completed case. Compare<br />
the postoperative arch form to the preoperative view shown in Figure 1.<br />
Figure 8: A retracted facial view of the completed case.<br />
Figure 9: An eight-year postoperative view of the completed case.<br />
For a select group of<br />
patients with minor tooth<br />
malposition … esthetic and<br />
functional correction may<br />
be accomplished purely by<br />
restorative means.<br />
If the case is determined to be reasonable to perform, the<br />
patient must then approve the mock-up to ensure that the<br />
proposed correction will meet his or her expectations. If desired,<br />
the actual teeth can be marked in the same fashion as<br />
the study models using a sterile marker to show where the<br />
teeth need to be reshaped prior to depth-cut placement and<br />
tooth preparation for the restorative material (Fig. 5). Clear<br />
provisional stents made from the composite mock-ups can<br />
also serve as three-dimensional preparation guides to verify<br />
proper tooth reduction (Fig. 6).<br />
A completed incisal view and full-smile retracted view are<br />
shown in Figures 7 and 8. Compare these to the preoperative<br />
views (Figs. 1, 2) to visualize prosthetic corrections.<br />
Figure 9 is an eight-year postoperative, full-arch, retracted<br />
facial view. This case has been esthetically and functionally<br />
stable over this period of time.<br />
Prosthetic Tooth Repositioning: A Viable Treatment Option for Select Cases57