To change a color or not - different approach, materials and protocols in aesthetic dentistry
Color presents one of the most important parameters when it comes to a patient's assessment of the quality of dental treatments. Demands for procedures that restore and improve the patient's appearance increase every day. A great progress has been made recently in digital techniques of shade evaluation, analysis and interpretation of components responsible for dental color. At the same time, advancement in dental materials offer both clinicians and dental technicians various options to achieve the best possible solutions in respect to color. The lecture will present various clinical cases in which it was necessary to make a decision to change or retain the color of teeth or prosthodontics restorations, using minimally invasive approach - from dental whitening procedures, veneers, crowns and finally bridges, made from the newest ceramic materials.
Objective:
- Discussion on the use of digital techniques in clinical shade assessment
- Discussion on the need for implementation of at-home whitening treatment in everyday clinical practice
- Discussion on the indications and use of different ceramic materials to restore the color of maxillary anterior teeth successfully
Dubravka Knezović Zlatarić is a Professor of Prosthodontics in the Department of Removable Prosthodontics at the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia. She also serves as the Head of Elective Lectures on "Basics in Esthetic Dentistry" and "Clinical Digital Communication with Dental Laboratory." She obtained her clinical certificate in Prosthodontics and completed her PhD at the same institution.
As a member of the European Prosthetic Association, Professor Knezović Zlatarić has been recognized for her contributions to the field. She has received awards three times, including recognition for the best presented scientific study, poster presentation, and for her work as a young investigator in Prosthodontics. In 2007, she achieved the second-place award for an outstanding poster presentation at the meeting of the International College of Prosthodontists in Fukuoka, Japan.
Throughout her career, Professor Knezović Zlatarić has served as the principal investigator and project manager for several scientific projects financed by the Ministry of Science and the University of Zagreb in Croatia. Her research and clinical focus revolve around various esthetic dental treatments, with a particular emphasis on minimally invasive procedures that restore teeth to their natural appearance.
