Chairside - Glidewell Dental Labs

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thesia without administering an injection.
Figure 30-32: Here are the veneers on the day of cementation.
Like many patients who had stopped smiling because
they don’t feel comfortable with their smile, she
will have to learn to smile again. That is not just an expression
either; some patients literally need to practice
smiling in front of a mirror if they have been hiding their
smile with their hand or lips.
Figure 33-35: The retracted view is one the patient will
never see, but it is a useful clinical view for us. Without
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Minimal-Prep Case Photo Essay
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full preparation it is impossible to get total control of the
esthetics of the case but, as you can see, we were able to
address most of them. We certainly were able to address
all the issues the patient was concerned with, which is a
major determinant in esthetic success.
Figure 36-38: I call this case a minimal-prep case because
we performed minimal preparation on teeth 7, 9 & 11. On
the other hand, we did not prep the other seven teeth that
we worked on, so it might actually be more of a no-prep
case. Perhaps a mixed-veneer case would be the best way
to describe it.