Combining Orthodontic and Restorative Care with Novel Workflows

Francisco Garcia-Torres; Carlos A Jurado; Silvia Rojas-Rueda; Susana Sanchez-Vazquez; Franciele Floriani; Nicholas G Fischer; Akimasa Tsujimoto

doi:10.3390/dj12070218

Combining Orthodontic and Restorative Care with Novel Workflows

Dent J (Basel). 2024 Jul 15;12(7):218. doi: 10.3390/dj12070218.

Authors

Francisco Garcia-Torres¹, Carlos A Jurado², Silvia Rojas-Rueda³, Susana Sanchez-Vazquez⁴, Franciele Floriani⁵, Nicholas G Fischer⁶, Akimasa Tsujimoto^{7

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, University of La Salle Bajio School of Dentistry, Leon 37150, Mexico.
² Division of Operative Dentistry, Department of General Dentistry, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Dentistry, Memphis, TN 38103, USA.
³ Division of Dental Biomaterials, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
⁴ Department of Orthodontics, University of La Salle Bajio School of Dentistry, Leon 37150, Mexico.
⁵ Department of Prosthodontics, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52241, USA.
⁶ Minnesota Dental Research Center for Biomaterials and Biomechanics, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
⁷ Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya 464-8651, Japan.
⁸ Department of Operative Dentistry, University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
⁹ Department of General Dentistry, Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha, NE 68102, USA.

Abstract

This report describes multidisciplinary care combining orthodontics and restorative dentistry for a patient with Class II occlusion and stained mandibular and maxillary resin composite veneers. The orthodontic treatment improved severe overjet and malocclusion prior to restorative care. Occlusal assessment was provided with a novel digital device (PlaneSystem, Zirkonzahn) that is integrated with digital workflows for the evaluation of the occlusal plane and condylar path inclination. Diagnostic digital impressions and digital wax-up for intraoral mock-ups led to the patient's treatment acceptance. Minimally invasive tooth preparation, final digital impressions, and bonding under dental dam isolation fulfilled the patient's esthetic and functional demands with all-ceramic restorations.

Keywords: bonding; ceramics; orthodontics; restorative dentistry.

Publication types

Case Reports