• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.60 no.3
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• pp.293-300
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• 2022

Various materials and restorative options have been introduced recently with growing interest in esthetic dental treatment in modern society. Zirconia is especially known for its biocompatibility as well as remarkable toughness and resistance to wear, but it is limited in its use for esthetically focused treatment in anterior region for its white opacity. Lately the development of different kinds of zirconium blocks, such as colored block, clear block, and multi-layered block, allowed more extensive use of zirconia as a treatment option. This report describes a case, in which a prosthetic crown maxillary anterior region was stained with a combination of various coloring liquids before sintering to reproduce natural-looking color scheme in final restoration. The case was reported as the utilization of coloring liquid on monolithic zirconia crown could achieve esthetically satisfying prosthesis for both dentist and patient.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.56-66
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• 2013

Nowadays, the various developments of the CAD/CAM have been coming to realization at an intimidating speed. However, in the field of the aesthetic dentistry, the extremely natural aesthetics must be realized eventually by human hands, and for this purpose, it is considered that the endless challenges and practitioners' own beliefs are necessary. While practitioners are normally exposed to surgical methods of aesthetic restorations via domestic and foreign books and lectures, it appears that there are not many of such necessary information that is summarized for easy understanding by dental technicians. Accordingly, as a result of pondering over this matter for years, the presenter has been devising the 'Esthetic Check List' that is a guideline for the aesthetic restoration practice, and the balanced and harmonious prostheses have been produced based on this guideline. In this presentation, this protocol is introduced.

• Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.306-316
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• 2018

Monolithic zirconia has been widely used in fixed partial dentures due to high strength and fracture toughness. Nevertheless, the usage of monolithic zirconia in anterior restoration was limited because of opacity. Recently, esthetic monolithic zirconia blocks are developed by improving translucency and using various shading systems. Manufacturer introduces 3M $Lava^{TM}$ Esthetic with increased cubic phase and fluorescent ingredients is more esthetic than previous monolithic zirconia. This case report describes favorable anterior restorations using translucent monolithic zirconia.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.69-75
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• 2023

Diastema often does not cause functional problems, but it is not without aesthetic issues. It is considered a serious aesthetic flaw by many patients. Traditional orthodontic and prosthetic treatments have been the mainstream treatment, but there has been an increasing demand for treatment using composite resin. Even though anterior teeth are relatively easy to access and have good visibility, many dentists do not prefer resin-based treatments because they are more complicated and time-consuming than expected. In this article, we will examine four techniques for addressing diastema and discuss their advantages and disadvantages.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.9-21
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• 2013

Aesthetics means differ from cultures and times and also differ from each person's own thinking. But as a restorative dentist who works for esthetic areas, we need to have certain principles and rationale. Some functions in CAD/CAM looks very useful to match harmonious shape to adjacent teeth and also very effective and efficient when compare to the traditional laboratory technics. Also we will discuss about link abutment (Titanium-Zirconia abutment) which we need for dental implant placed anterior area where the soft tissue is thin.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.101-114
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• 2017

Successful treatment outcome of esthetic dentistry often requires team approach including orthodontist, surgeon and restorative dentist. Clinician should consider various treatment options to restore missing teeth, especially in anterior region. In this article, interdisciplinary treatment of restoring congenitally missing lateral incisor and unrestorable molars will be presented.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.40-46
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• 2022

In maxilary anteriors, aesthetic aspect are of critical importance. but it is difficult to achieve esthetic results because of the narrow buccal-lingual alveolar bone width compared to the posterior teeth and alveolar bone resorption during tooth extraction. This case report describes how to minimize alveolar bone resorption and soft tissue collapse when immediate implant placement is done after extraction of the maxillary anterior teeth due to trauma.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.23-42
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• 2012

심미 영역에서 발치후 즉시 식립시 가장 기본이 되는 성공의 핵심 요소는, 발치후 발치와 리모델링에 대한 생물학적 이해와 3차원적으로 정확한 임플란트의 식립 위치다. 그에 더해서, 상악 측절치 부위는 중절치나 견치 부위와 다른 해부학적 특성을 갖고 있고 이는 발치후 즉시 식립을 할 때 치료법을 결정하고 좋은 결과를 얻는데 있어 매우 중요한 고려 요소가 된다. 순측 치조골의 함몰 정도, 인접 상악 전치 치근의 수렴 정도, 크라운-치근이 이루는 각도와 치조골 프로파일 이 세가지를 치료 전에 잘 평가하고 치료 전략을 세운다면 심미적으로 우수한 좋은 결과를 얻는데 도움이 될 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.4-16
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• 2017

In dental esthetics, soft tissue plays an important part, probably very large portion of it. A clear understanding of the periodontal tissues and its management around teeth and implants help us to develop concepts for a modern dental treatment that addresses the needs of demanding patients in regard of esthetics and durability. When we talk about esthetic, we can say that one of the most important element is a harmonization with gingiva (soft tissue) called 'Pink Esthetic' As for the pink esthetics, gingival line(contour) takes most of the influence on esthetic result; it consists of labial gingival level, interproximal papilla height, and a line that connects them. In the gingival recession, labial gingival level and gingival contour move to the apical portion, and the root area is exposed. It leads to the unesthetic result. Root coverage technique is classically used to treat gingival recession (marginal tissue recession) of natural teeth. It is an essential technique on periodontal plastic surgery part. It is also a very useful technique to recover soft tissue problems in implant dentistry. So, root coverage technique must be mastered for a good implant esthetic result. The general overview of root coverage procedures will be discussed with step by step explanation to get more esthetic result.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.22-26
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• 2010