Adhesive Solutions: Report of a Case using Multiple Adhesive Techniques in the Management of Enamel Hypoplasia

From Volume 26, Issue 7, September 1999 | Pages 277-287

Authors

Raymond Wai Kim Li

BDS, MFGDP, FRACDS, MGDS RCS (Edin.)

Private Practitioner, Hennessy Centre, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Articles by Raymond Wai Kim Li

Abstract

Enamel hypoplasia is a common condition that may present a severe aesthetic problem. Although the teeth affected may not be particularly susceptible to caries, patients may request cosmetic improvement. Adhesive techniques may be useful in such situations. This paper discusses the management of a patient with enamel hypoplasia using a combination of adhesive systems including enamel- and dentine-bonded veneers, dentine-bonded crowns, a cantilever resin-retained bridge, bonded amalgam restorations and chairside tin plating. Where adhesion was contraindicated, conventionally retained crowns were used.

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