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Article Category: Case Report
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Online Publication Date: 10 Mar 2023

Gingival Conditioning with Provisional Composite Veneer Prior to Final Dental Restoration: Three-year Follow-up

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Page Range: 237 – 244
DOI: 10.2341/21-116-S
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SUMMARY

This manuscript reports a three-year follow-up of a case of gingival conditioning with a provisional composite veneer prior to diastema closure and tooth recontouring with direct composites. This conservative treatment resulted in a natural and harmonious smile.

Copyright: 2023
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Figure 1.

Frontal facial photographs with laugh.

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(a) Anterior, (b) right lateral, and (c) left lateral movement.

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(a) Preoperative view of maxillary anterior teeth. (b) Right, and (c) Left side views.

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Diagnostic wax-up.

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Mock-up with bisacrylic composite.

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Adaptation of the provisional composite veneer. (a) Evaluation of the additional composite increment in the cervical region. (b) Slight and transient ischemia of the gingival tissue.

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Apical displacement of the tooth 7 gingival margin at the 30-day evaluation.

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Figure 8.

Modified rubber dam isolation and polyvinyl siloxane palatal index try-in.

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Reestablishment of the (a) anterior, (b) right lateral, and (c) left lateral movement with canine guidance.

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Maintenance of periodontal health of tooth 7 with 1 mm probing depth.

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Frontal side view of the smile and final position of tooth 7 gingival margin after gingival conditioning with provisional composite veneer.

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Intraoral view of the restorations and tooth 7 gingival margin stability. Three-year follow-up.

Contributor Notes

*Corresponding author: Rua Lauro Linhares, 925, 402B, Florianópolis, Brazil, 88036-001; e-mail: brunamueller_@hotmail.com
Accepted: 24 Oct 2022
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