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ArticleHeliyon2023

Pre-orthodontic restorative treatment of microdontia diastema teeth using composite injection technique with a digital workflow-Case report.

Romain Milian, Etienne Lefrançois, Anastasia Radzikowski, Samuel Morice, Marie Desclos-Theveniau

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Digital aesthetic-driven flowable resin injection restoration].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Romain MilianPrivate Practice, Cesson-Sévigné and University Hospital, Rennes, France.
Etienne LefrançoisDepartment of Dentistry, University Hospital, Rennes, France.
Anastasia RadzikowskiDepartment of Orthodontics, University Hospital, Rennes, France.
Samuel MoriceRegistered Dental Technician, Private Dental Laboratory ARGOAT, Ploumagoar, France.
Marie Desclos-TheveniauU1317 INSERM, INRAE, Univ Rennes 1, CHU de Rennes, Nutrition Metabolisms and Cancer, Department of Dentistry, University Hospital, Rennes, France.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Restorative treatment of microdontia teeth is often considered as the final step of post-orthodontic treatment. Based on digital workflow, this clinical report presents pre-orthodontic reshaping of anterior teeth in the smile disharmony of a young patient using bilayering composite injection technique. Transparent silicone indexes for dentin and enamel fillings were fabricated from three-dimensional-printed models of the digital wax-up. This noninvasive, simple and straightforward injection technique was able to provide semipermanent reversible aesthetic restorations while awaiting for adulthood and definitive prosthodontic solution. Closure of diastemas before orthodontic treatment were carried out to restore functional contact point and to guide future teeth movements.

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CompositeDigital workflowInjection techniqueMicrodontiaRestorative treatment

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PMID37215809
PMCPMC10196518

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