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ArticleRestorative dentistry & endodontics2024

Straightforward replication of digital wax-up design into direct composite resin restorations in adolescents using a custom 3-dimensionally printed index.

Ra'fat Ibrahim Farah, Sanaa Najeh Al-Haj Ali, Abdullah Alharbi, Bandar Alresheedi

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Article in Restorative dentistry & endodontics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ra'fat Ibrahim FarahDepartment of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Al-Mulaydah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3542-2775
Sanaa Najeh Al-Haj AliDepartment of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Al-Mulaydah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5210-5128
Abdullah AlharbiCollege of Dentistry, Qassim University, Al-Mulaydah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9486-5820
Bandar AlresheediDepartment of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Al-Mulaydah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8905-6091

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Abstract

This case report introduces a straightforward, noninvasive approach for the esthetic rehabilitation of malformed anterior teeth in adolescents using direct composite restorations. The universal composite resin restorations are applied within a transparent 3-dimensionally printed rigid-resin index, which is individually customized from a digital wax-up. Compared to other methods, this technique streamlines the restoration process, significantly reducing chairside time while enhancing the predictability, accuracy, and patient acceptance of the aesthetic outcome.

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3D printingAdolescentCase reportComputer aided designDental restoration

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