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ReviewBritish dental journal2025

Challenges faced when masking a single discoloured tooth - Part 2: indirect restoration procedures.

May Aljanahi, Argwan Alhussin, Haitham Elbishari

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Review in British dental journal, 2025. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

May AljanahiHamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine (HBMCDM), Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai Health, United Arab Emirates; School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen´s University Belfast, Belfast, UK; Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen´s University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Argwan AlhussinHamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine (HBMCDM), Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai Health, United Arab Emirates.
Haitham ElbishariHamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine (HBMCDM), Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai Health, United Arab Emirates; School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen´s University Belfast, Belfast, UK; The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Medical Science, Division of Dentistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, England, UK. haitham.elbishari@dubaihealth.ae.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When conservative approaches are unsuccessful in addressing a single discoloured tooth, prosthetic management becomes essential. This often involves the application of indirect restorations, which provide both functional and aesthetic solutions. These restorations offer durability and improved outcomes, particularly when conservative treatments are inadequate. The integration of prosthetic techniques ensures optimal patient satisfaction and long-term success. This review is the second of a two-article series that will broadly discuss the prosthetic management and challenges faced when masking a single discoloured tooth, due to dark substrates of the crown and the root, and will examine various approaches encompassing veneers, composite veneers and crowns, and the types of cement and its effects. This review aims to highlight the challenges/variables faced when masking discoloured teeth and appraise possible prosthodontics techniques to address this.

Indexed as

Dental Restoration, PermanentTooth DiscolorationComposite ResinsCrownsDental CementsDental Prosthesis DesignDental VeneersEsthetics, DentalHumansComposite ResinsDental Cements

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PMID40646206
PMCPMC12254031

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