Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry

The authorJOSE-LUIS RUIZ, DDS, FAGD, is a researcher, educator, and clinician. He is Director of the Los Angeles Institute of Clinical Dentistry in Los Angeles, California, USA, and Honorary Clinical Professor at Warwick University in Coventry, England. He is also an Associate Instructor at Practical Clinical Courses in Provo, Utah, USA.

• Foreword viiPreface viiiFrom the Contributing Editor ixAcknowledgments xPart I Rationale 11 The Traditional Mechanically Retained Restoration Paradigm: Subgingival Margins are Normal and a Necessary Byproduct of Restorative Needs 32 The Healthier Paradigm: Supragingival Minimally Invasive Adhesive Dentistry – The Benefits 193 The Supragingival Protocol and Indications: Preventing Subgingival Margins 334 Should We Trust in Dental Adhesives and Adhesive Dentistry? 57Part II Supragingival Minimally Invasive Indirect Posterior Restorations: A Replacement for Full Crowns 735 Supragingival Minimally Invasive Bonded Onlays: The Replacement for Full Crowns 756 Supragingival Simple and Complex Onlay Preparation 93Part III Supragingival Minimally Invasive Porcelain Veneers: A Replacement for Full Crowns 1117 Indication, Preparation and Restorative Material for Supragingival Minimally Invasive Porcelain Veneers 1138 Esthetic Co-Diagnosis Using the Dentofacial Esthetic Diagnosis System 137Part IV Bonded Cementation of Indirect Restorations 1639 Bonded Cementation of Veneers and Onlays 165Part V Supragingival Dentistry and Direct Composite Restorations 18110 Practical and Predictable Class II and III Direct Composite Restorations 183Part VI Crown Replacement 20511 Full Crowns: Are They Still Necessary? 207Part VII The Occlusal Disease Management System: A Key to Success 22112 The Importance of Occlusion and Occlusal Diagnosis in Restorative Dentistry 22313 A Healthy Occlusion and the Occlusal Analysis 237Index 255