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Indirect and Direct Restorative Protocols
Incorporating Contemporary
Restorative Techniques
The key to successful direct
and indirect dental
treatment lies in precise
data capture and procedural
excellence. Concepts
in tooth preparation, a
fundamental component
of both direct and indirect
restorations, continue
to evolve in conjunction
with advances in clinical
techniques and increasing
patient demand for conservative
dentistry.
Gregori M. Kurtzman, DDS
Private practice,
Silver Spring, Maryland.
While material selection and treatment modalities
continue to dictate the preparation design and amount of
reduction required, contemporary
instrumentation
and materials have
“The DENTSPLY
family of products progressed as well, allowing
dental professionals to
gives the clinician an
combine innovative technologies
with traditional
array of instruments
and materials that techniques using an integrated
family of restor-
work seamlessly
ative products.
for any restorative
Recent innovations in
procedure.”
material science and clinical
instrumentation better
enable one to monitor the
degree of pressure being applied to the tooth surface and
thereby preserve sound tissue structures whenever possible.
Using contemporary bur systems to create an optimal
preparation design with smooth undercuts and margins,
such innovations enable optimal data capture and transfer
to be predictably achieved.
Principles & Practices: Indirect and Direct Restorative
Protocols addresses tooth preparation considerations and
techniques, as well as the clinical procedures associated
with aesthetic crown-and-bridge dentistry and direct resin
restorations. This publication represents a cohesive review
of practical techniques and a dedicated family of restorative
products that can be applied to everyday dentistry,
allowing the clinician to deliver optimal restorative care as
a matter of routine. ■
TABLE OF CONTENTS
03 | Handpiece Selection for Optimal Results
in Restorative Dentistry
07 | Appropriate Bur Selection: Proper Tooth
Reduction for Indirect Restorations
09 | Predictable Tissue Retraction: Methods
and Techniques
11 | Accurate Impression Making: Material
Selection and Clinical Considerations
15 | Aesthetic Provisional Restorations:
Considerations and Influences on
Prosthetic Outcomes
18 | Developments in CAD/CAM: Ceramic
Materials and Techniques
21 | Cementation Guidelines: Clinical
Recommendations and Requisites
23 | Aesthetic Finishing and Polishing:
Techniques for Ceramic Restorations
25 | Instrumentation and Bur Selection for
Minimally Invasive Tooth Preparation
27 | Direct Resin Procedures for Aesthetics
in Anterior Restorations
29 | Direct Resin Restorations:
Considerations for Adhesive Bonding
31 | Finishing and Polishing Composite Resin
Restorations: Clinical Parameters
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