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Closure of diastema and gingival recontouring using direct adhesive restorations: a case report
Edson Medeiros De Araujo1, Saulo Fortkamp, Luiz Narciso Baratieri
1Department of Operative Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. clinicaaraujo@terra.com.br
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One of the challenges in clinical esthetic dentistry is closing anterior diastemas without creating "black triangles" between the teeth. The success of a restorative treatment in anterior teeth depends on the esthetic integration between soft tissues and hard tissues. The conditioning of the interdental papilla is a simple, direct, predictable, and low-cost alternative. This paper reports a case on diastema closure in anterior teeth that was successfully treated using gingival recontouring and composite resin restorations.
Clinical Significance:
The closure of diastemas in anterior teeth using direct adhesive restorations and gingival recontouring is a viable option for the clinician because it restores esthetic harmony between soft and hard tissues.
