Prof. Dr. Yasemin Özkan

MINIMAL INVASIVE ESTHETIC DENTISTRY (PORCELAIN LAMİNATE VENEERS)

Patient expectations on the outcomes of esthetic restorations have increased. Unesthetic anterior teeth restoration has always been a problem, involving large amounts of sound teeth structure, with adverse effects on the pulp and gingiva. Restoration of anterior teeth using a conservative approach allows clinicians to provide porcelain laminate veneers (PLV) with excellent esthetics without extensive tooth structure removal. PLV are a conservative alternative (minimal invasive dentistry) to full coverage restorations for improving the appearance of anterior teeth and have evolved over the last several decades to become esthetic dentistry’s most popular restoration. Both esthetic and mechanical qualities and biocompatibility of the porcelain, durability and reliability of the treatment, preservation of the tooth structure and improved strength of bonding made veneers a recommended treatment for the dentist, and a requested treatment for many patients. Ceramic laminate veneers remain as prosthetic restorations that best comply with the principles of present-day esthetic dentistry. These are pleasing to the soft tissues and possess excellent esthetic quality yet a conservative restoration can be called as “bonded artificial enamel.”

The purpose of this course and article is to review literature and presents important parameters such as case selection, shade selection, tooth preparation, provisionalization, cementation, and problems. This course also will give guidelines on how to make esthetic changes for teeth that are discolored, worn, chipped, malformed or misaligned.

Professor Ozkan graduated from Marmara University in 1987. In the same year, he became a research assistant in the Department of Prosthesis of the same faculty. She became associate professor in 1996 and professor in 2001. Appointed as vice dean between 2004-2007, Prof. Özkan was appointed as the dean of Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry in 2014. She is currently the Dean of the Faculty and Head of Department of Prosthodontics. She has more than 60 publications in SCI journal and 4 books published by international publishing company. She is currently the chairman of TPID (Turkish Society of Prosthodontics and Implantology) and fellow of ITI and education board of MINEC.