In QDT 2013, master clinicians present the newest concepts, laboratory techniques, and materials used by restorative and esthetic dentists and technicians. Focusing particularly on esthetic treatment using advanced ceramics, this year’s issue covers topics such as pink ceramics, esthetic predictability using the anatomic shell technique, posterior crowns, noninvasive provisional restorations, and opacity control, with the “State of the Art” article featuring the inverse layering technique. Each original article is beautifully displayed in classic QDT fashion, making this year’s issue another great addition to your QDT library.

• Editorial: Passion, Innovation, and Excellence—S. Duarte, Jr
• The Area of Adhesive Continuity: A New Concept for Bonded Ceramic Restorations—Oswaldo Scopin de Andrade,Gilberto Antonio Borges, Marcelo Kyrillos, Marcelo Moreira, Luis Calicchio, Lourenço Correr–Sobrinho
• The Anatomical Shell Technique: An Approach to Improve the Esthetic Predictability of CAD/CAM Restorations—Paulo Kano, Cristiano Xavier, Jonathan L. Ferencz, Eric Van Dooren, Nelson RFA Silva
• BIOMATERIALS UPDATE: Achieving the Ultimate Optical Properties of Composite Resin—Sillas Duarte, Jr, Neimar Sartori, Jin-Ho Phark
• Esthetic Rehabilitation of a Severely Discolored Dentition with Minimally Invasive Prosthetic Procedures (MIPP)—Leonardo Bacherini, Myra Brennan, Leonardo Bocabella, Paolo Vigiani
• Anterior Esthetics with APT: Are CAD-CAM Systems Ready for the High-End Anterior Esthetics Challenge?—Galip Gürel, Nitzan Bichacho, Braulio Paolucci, Adriano Shayder
• STATE OF THE ART: The Inverse Layering Technique—Vincenzo Musella
• Pink Ceramic: Combining Esthetics and Longevity—Jungo Endo, Anas Aloum
• Noninvasive Provisional Restorations Using High-Density Polymers—Josef Schweiger, Daniel Edelhoff
• Energy Flow—From Within—Naoki Hayashi
• Functional and Esthetic Protocol for Oral Rehabilitation—Dario Adolfi, Oswaldo Scopin de Andrade, Gustavo Javier Vernazza, Maurício Contar Adolfi
• Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal and All-Ceramic Crowns for Posterior Teeth: Material Science and Laboratory Procedures—Masayuki Saito, Kimiyo Sawyer
• MASTERPIECE: Monolithic CAD/CAM Porcelain Laminate Veneers with External Staining—Galip Gürel, Birgul Metin Yerusalmi, Adriano Shayder
• Dental Anatomical Combinations: A Guide to Ultimate Dental Esthetics—Jin-Ho Phark, Giuseppe Romeo
• Magnification-Enhanced CAD/CAM Restorations—Masahiro Minami
  

“The technical information is backed up with fantastic imagery and that alone is worth a look. Quintessence of Dental Technology would be a great addition to any technician’s or clinician’s library. You will find yourself returning to it time and time again, if not to re-read the articles, then to look at the wonderful images.”
John Aarts
New Zealand Dental Journal March 2011

“This, then, is a book for the shelf of the aspiring aesthetic ceramist and clinician, and within this category I probably include all who work in this field. Such excellence is testament to what can be made possible for those in our care by the skills and training of the dentist and ceramist/technician working well together to facilitate delivery of such faithful and remarkable reproduction of the natural dentition.”
Keith F. Marshall
Primary Dental Care October 2011