Ernesto Lee, DMD

Ernesto Lee, DMD

About

Dr. Ernesto Lee is a clinician and educator with 20+ years of academic and private practice experience. He was formerly a Clinical Professor and Director of the Postgraduate Periodontal Prosthesis Program and the Postgraduate Implant Fellowship, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He is the author of several journal publications, book chapters, and the 3rd edition of Dr. Ronald Goldstein's Esthetic in Dentistry textbook. He has dictated over 300 lectures and courses nationally and internationally. Dr. Lee is the developer of the S.M.A.R.T. Method, a novel Minimally Invasive Bone Grafting procedure that enhances esthetics and decreases complications; for which he has been granted multiple patents. His practice is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; a suburb of Philadelphia. Dr. Lee is the current President of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, and a recipient of an Honorary Member Award from the American College of Prosthodontics

Presentation Topic

Staged Esthetic Crown Lengthening: Rationale and Surgical/Restorative Implementation

Learning Objectives

Objective
  1. Discuss the complications resulting from traditional crown lengthening concepts
  2. Present a two-staged esthetic crown lengthening protocol
  3. Demonstrate the sequencing of perio-restorative procedures and its advantages

Presentation Details

Lecture Description
When esthetic crown lengthening is performed as an adjunct to restorative therapy, the surgical approach must be determined by the anticipated position of the restorative margins. Inadequate surgical management will result in delayed healing, coronal rebound of the soft tissues, and biologic width impingement. The use of a restorative-driven surgical guide ensures sufficient bone removal to achieve the desired clinical crown length and stable gingival margins. A staged approach allows sequencing the provisional restoration to improve the esthetic management during the postsurgical maturation period while mitigating unesthetic sequelae. This lecture will present the rationale, clinical procedures, and a proposed classification system for staging and sequencing esthetic crown lengthening procedures in perio-restorative therapy.