Aesthetic dental treatment

Malocclusion is a common dental health problem and can affect the health and life of people. The assessment of malocclusion helps to determine the need for orthodontic treatment according to the two components of dental health and dental aesthetics, which is very important to help improve the effectiveness of intervention and prevention methods necessary.

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The use of psychological testing to indicate the potential for dissatisfaction with dental treatment has many potential patient and clinician benefits but has been rarely investigated. The study aimed to explore the use of the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) psychological testing instrument in describing the relationship between pre-treatment psychological traits and aesthetic restorative treatment satisfaction.

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Since not all the dental discolorations can be bleached effectively, it is important to recognize the etiology of discoloration and to communicate the information to the patient, along with the available treatment options, alternative treatment, and their potential outcomes. Nonvital bleaching is indicated when the discoloration is due to pulpal necrosis, pulpal hemorrhage, endodontic filling materials, or mild to moderate tetracycline staining.The most important prerequisite for internal bleaching of a tooth is the quality of the endodontic therapy.

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Stains caused by dental materials are not uncommon (Figure 7-6).Among the discolorants found in dental materials, metallic ions are considered to be the most difficult to bleach.The metallic corrosion products may lead to a dark gray or black appearance that will be visible through the remaining tooth structure, including the root structure (Figures 7-12 and 7-13).The severity of discoloration and the success of bleaching depend upon the amount of metallic ions penetrating the dentinal tubules.

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At a recent meeting of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry a survey questioned whether aesthetic treatment methods were ethical. The situation typical for that time was used as basis for the survey: "Let's assume that the patient is completely healthy and there are no biological or physical reasons for a therapeutic intervention.

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20 A Comparison of the Effects of the Latham–Millard POPLA Procedure with a Conservative Treatment Approach on Dental Occlusion and Facial Aesthetics in CUCLP and CBCLP Samuel Berkowitz, Martha Mejia 20.1 Dental Occlusion One of the most widely debated areas in the treatment of cleft lip and palate involves the use of presurgical orthopedics and periosteoplasty with lip adhesion (POPLA) designed by Ralph Latham (orthodontist) and D. Ralph Millard, Jr. (plastic surgeon) [1, 2].

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