Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry: A Healthier Approach to Esthetic Restorations provides a real-world approach to healthier supra-gingival minimally invasive restorations, as an alternative to more invasive mechanically retained restorations, such as full crowns.  

• Provides practical, step-by-step coverage of the key elements in diagnosis, case planning, preparation, restorations, and cementation of bonded restorations
• Offers excellent and simple explanations of the latest in adhesive dentistry and the proper selection of restorative materials
• Covers both anterior and posterior direct and indirect bonded restorations, offering a better, healthier approach
• Presents hundreds of beautiful images showing planning, preparation, and restoration principles and treatment
• Features the contributions of Dr. Ray Bertolotti, Contributing Editor, and a foreword written by Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD, CEO of Clinicians Report Foundation and Practical Clinical Reports 

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
From the Contributing Editor
Acknowledgments

Section I: Rationale

1 The Traditional Mechanically Retained Restoration Paradigm: Subgingival Margins are Normal and a Needed Undesirable Side Effect

2 The New Healthier Paradigm: Supra-gingival Minimally Invasive Adhesive Dentistry? The Benefits

3 The Supra-gingival Protocol and Indications: Preventing Subgingival Margins

4 Should We Trust In Dental Adhesives and Adhesive Dentistry?

Section II: Supra-gingival Minimally Invasive Indirect Posterior Restorations ? A Replacement for Full Crowns

5 Supra-gingival Minimally Invasive Bonded Onlays: The Replacement for Full Crowns

6 Supra-gingival Onlays Preparation, From Simple to Complex, Including Temporazation

Section III: Supra-gingival Minimally Invasive Porcelain Veneers ? A Replacement for Full Crowns

7 Indication and Preparation of Supra-gingival Minimally Invasive Porcelain Veneers

8 Esthetic Co-diagnosis Using the Dento-facial Esthetic Diagnosis System, Including Wax up and Temporazation

Section IV: Bonded Cementation of Indirect Restorations

9 Bonded Cementation of Veneers and Onlays

Section V: Supra-gingival Dentistry and Direct Composite Restorations

10 Easy Predictable Supra-gingival Class II and III Direct Composite

Section VI: Crown Replacement

11 Replacing Old Crowns? Success with All Ceramic Crowns

Section VII: The Occlusal Disease Management System ? a Key to Success

12 The Importance of Occlusion and Occlusal Diagnosis

13 What is a Healthy Occlusion and Occlusal Analysis

Index