• Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.23-29
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• 2009

The ovate pontic was first described by Dewey and Zugsmith in 1933, but used clinically as a clinical alternative for esthetics in the late 1990s. The ovate pontic has been suggested as a more accurate duplication of emergence profile for natural teeth to provide an esthetic, cleanable prosthesis. If the resin temporary prosthesis with the ovate pontic is used during the healing period after the tooth extraction, it is possible to preserve the interdental papilla and eliminate or minimize the black triangle between the teeth. Ultimately it can become a esthetic final restoration without saliva leakage and phonetic discomfort. In this case we tried to treat the maxillary anterior area by the use of the ovate pontic and minimize the loss of the interdental papilla via duplicate the emergence profile of the natural tooth.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.80-88
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• 2001

전치부 발치 증례에서 기존의 통상적인 보철 시술은 발치 후 발치창이 치유되기까지 최소 1 개월 이상을 심미적 결함을 안고서 기다려 한다는 불편함이 있었다. 발치 부위의 치조제는 수평, 수직적 흡수가 일어나 차후 보철물 pontic design에 악영향을 미치게 되어 심미적 결함뿐 아니라 발음, 구강 청결의 측면에서도 좋지 않은 결과를 미치게된다. 그러나, 발치 직후 ovate pontic을 이용한 immediate fixed restoration으로 수복하면, 치아 상실로 인한 환자의 기능적 심미적 불편함을 해소하고, 치료 과정은 물론 치료 후에도 보다 나은 심미 치료가 가능하며, 치료의 공백 기간 없이 치료 기간을 줄일 수 있다.

• 대한치과보철학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.25-25
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• 2004

• 대한치과보철학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.58-58
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• 2002

• 대한치과보철학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.81-81
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• 2006

• 대한치주과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.142-143
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• 2006

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.18-27
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• 1999

A tooth solely can not be an exclusive factor to attain our goal, esthetics. Other consideration, such a proportion of individual tooth, harmonized arrangement of the dentition and surrounding tissues including gingiva, lip and face should be taken into account. Esthetic gingival pattern and incisal level in the anterior area are the very important factors for esthetic restoration of the smile. We often propose adequate periodontal and prosthodontic approaches in order to improve the esthetics of the anterior area. Here, I would like to share some cases which include soft tissue management for ovate pontic placement, osteoplasty, resin filling for severe cervical caries, and bleaching approach to discolored root caused by endodontic treatment, and so on.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.438-444
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• 2016

To enhance the esthetic appearance, the maxillary anterior area is important. It is possible to improve the esthetic appearance through the treatment of maxillary anterior area, which includes altering the color, form, and arrangement of teeth. When planning these treatments, clinicians should individualize personal demands, by using the information obtained from facial, dento-labial, dental, and gingival analysis. It is essential to properly prepare the gingival structure, which includes the height of gingival margin, the location of zenith, reconstruction of the interdental papillae, emergence profile, and symmetry. Clinicians often face unfavorable condition of the gingiva and the edentulous ridge, and appropriate management of the gingival structure is needed. In this case report, the patients were treated to improve the gingival conditions surrounding maxillary anterior teeth. By using conservative treatment without surgical intervention, such as application of pink porcelain, subgingival contour modelling and modification of pontic base, satisfactory esthetic results were gained.