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Case Reports
. 2017 Dec 1;9(12):e1496-e1500.
doi: 10.4317/jced.54463. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Dental-gingival remodeling with BOPT no-prep veneers

Rubén Agustín-Panadero  1 , Daniel Ausina-Escrihuela  2 , Lucía Fernández-Estevan  1 , Juan-Luis Román-Rodríguez  1 , Joan Faus-López  3 , María-Fernanda Solá-Ruíz  4
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Dental-gingival remodeling with BOPT no-prep veneers

Rubén Agustín-Panadero et al. J Clin Exp Dent. .

Abstract

Recent years have seen increasing demand for treatments aimed at improving dental esthetics. In this context, both patients and dentists prefer to preserve dental structures as far as possible; thanks to technological advances, especially in adhesive dentistry, new materials and minimally invasive techniques such as "no-prep" (no preparation) veneers have made this possible. Nevertheless, no-prep veneers have specific indications and suffer certain disadvantages.

Objectives: This clinical case describes the rehabilitation of the upper anterior region by means of no-prep veneers, with BOPT (Biologically Oriented Preparation Technique) cervical margins. The patient had requested an aesthetic treatment to improve irregularities of the gingival margins associated with the presence of diastemata resulting from microdontia. Key words:BOPT, micro-veneers, hybrid ceramic, ultra-fine veneers, diastemata, without prosthetic finish line, no-prep.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest statement:The authors declared that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Patient’s appearance on first visit to the clinic.
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Figure 2
Mock-up in position in mouth.
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Figure 3
Digital design of Vita Enamic HT veneers.
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Figure 4
Modification of the gingiva with respect to the prosthetic emergency.
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Figure 5
Checking the veneers in the mouth. N.B. ischemia at tooth 12 in response to pressure from BOPT emergence in order to raise the gingival margin.
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Figure 6
Isolation with rubber dam.
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Figure 7
Etching the teeth with orthophosphoric acid.
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Figure 8
Veneers positioned in putty before etching with hydrofluoric acid.
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Figure 9
Appearance of teeth after etching, washing and drying.
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Figure 10
Applying adhesive to teeth.
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Figure 11
Applying silane to veneers.
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Figure 12
View of cemented veneers before removal of excess cement.
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Figure 13
View of veneers at 6-month follow-up visit.
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