The study of shapes and how they interact with color is the focus of this book. The book stresses the need for interpersonal contact between the dentist and dental technician and emphasizes the importance of observation of natural teeth to achieve esthetic, long-lasting restorations. It also covers how to polish ceramic, create fissures, fabricate working casts in the laboratory, and more.

216pp: 463 color illus
ISBN: 0-86715-207-9, 978-0-86715-207-4

Table of Contents:
1. Basic Terms of the Phenomenon of Color
2. Relation of Personality, Facial Esthetics, and Dentolabial Esthetics
3. Colored Wax
4. Color Selection
5. The Three-Dimensional Shade Guide and Changing Luminosity of Colors
6. Instruments
7. Basic (Opaque) Porcelains
8. The Ceramic Shoulder
9. Artificial Gingiva
10. Processing and Natural Layering of Metal Ceramic
11. Tricks to Make Porcelain Layering Easier
12. Lateral Segmentation and Enamel Cracks
13. Transparency and Translucency
14. Original Colors in Dental Ceramics
15. Porcelain Inlays and Onlays
16. Leucite-Reinforced Ceramic
17. Post and Core in Ceramics
18. Facial Veneers
19. Analysis of the Surface Structure-Polishing