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Masterpiece: Ludger Schlütter

Patientenfall Ludger Schluetter

Ludger Schlütter's clinical case

Materials: VITA VM 9 Veneering Material

Kleinsman Dental Center
Kleinsman Dental Center

Dentists of the practice team of Kleinsman Dental Center
"THE ART OF A SMILE". 

Step 1
Step 1

Step 1

Situation before treatment: The female patient is unsatisfied with her appearance and is afraid to laugh in public. The existing crowns were inappropriate for her type, past their best and no longer up to date.

Visual comparison of the shade and the clinical situation after preparation.
Visual comparison of the shade and the clinical situation after preparation.

Step 2

Visual comparison of the shade with the VITA Toothguide 3D-MASTER and the clinical situation after preparation.

Step 3 Zahnfleischkorrektur
Step 3 Zahnfleischkorrektur

Step 3

A gingival correction was performed on teeth 11 and 21 to restore the symmetry of the anterior teeth.

The provisional
The provisional

Step 4

An additional gingival graft was performed on tooth 11 to restore the symmetry. The provisional already gives an impression of what the end result will look like.

Blocked zirconium dioxide crowns
Blocked zirconium dioxide crowns

Step 5

Teeth 11 and 21 were restored with blocked zirconium dioxide crowns and veneered with VITA VM 9. Veneers were manufactured for teeth 12 and 22 from VITA VM 9 in the shade 1M2.

Result after the 1st dentin firing
Result after the 1st dentin firing

Step 6

Result after the 1st dentin firing with Base Dentin und ENAMEL. The contour was then completed, and EE3, EE9 und EO1 applied to the enamel area. The preliminary matrix with silicone putty prior to the procedure served as a guide for the contour.

The finished crowns and veneers on the model.
The finished crowns and veneers on the model.

Step 7

The finished crowns and veneers on the model.

Our best feedback is the patient's radiant smile.
Our best feedback is the patient's radiant smile.

Step 8

Our best feedback is the patient's radiant smile.

Detail view
Detail view

Step 9

Detail view.

Black and white image for checking the lightness (value) of the restoration.
Black and white image for checking the lightness (value) of the restoration.

Step 10

Black and white image for checking the lightness (value) of the restoration.

The perfect final result.
The perfect final result.

Step 11

The perfect final result. The crowns and veneers are not distinguishable from natural teeth.