made his sound knowledge available in the field of photography in the chapter bearing this name.
Gordon Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD, founder of Clinical Research Associates, Provo, Utah, gave his support by writing the chapters Intraoral Cameras and The Future of Dentistry.
My thanks go to Dr Eward P Allen, Professor at the Department of Periodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, for his technical support on the chapter Aesthetic Periodontal Surgery.
Karl-Johan Söderholm, DDS, MPhil, OdontDr, Professor at the Department of Dental Biomaterials, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, is thanked for his contributions to the chapters Composites—Background, Direct Posterior Restorations, and Composite Inlays.
James Dunn, DDS, Professor at the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, supported me on the chapter Direct Anterior Restorations— Aesthetics and Function.
For their help with the development and content of the chapter Metal-Ceramic and All-Ceramic Restorations and for providing technical support, I thank: Kenneth J Anusavice, DMD, PhD, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Dental Biomaterials, University of Florida, Gainesville; Edward A Reetz, DDS, Professor and Chairman of the Department for Restorative Dentistry, Dean for Clinical Issues, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Charles F DeFreest*, DDS, Willford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
For their help with the development and content of the chapter All-Ceramic Systems—Clinical Aspects of the All-Ceramic Crown and for providing technical support, I thank: Takeo lwata, DDS, MSD, Director of the Medical Corporation Kanshi-Kai, Higashi Koganei Dental Clinic, Tokyo, and Director of the lwata Osseo-Integration Institutes, Tokyo, Japan; Kenji Sawano, DDS, Director of the Memorial Dental Clinic, Sap-poro, Japan; Tsukasa Mifuji, CDT, Director of the Sapporo Dental Laboratory, Sapporo; and Yutaka Miyoshi, CDT, President of the Waseda Dental Technology Training Center, Tokyo.
Alfons Schmidseder, master dental technician and inventor of the Cerapress Systems, Aschau, Germany, deserves my thanks for his contributions to the chapters All-Ceramic Systems—Clinical Aspects of the All-Ceramic Crown and Ceramic Inlays.
Dr Roger Naef, senior assistant, Nicola Pietrobon, chief dental technician, and Dr. Peter Schärer, Professor and Director, all at the clinic for Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics, Partial Prosthodontics, and Dental Materials at the Center for Tooth, Mouth, and Jaw Medicine, University of Zurich, wrote the chapter The Celay System.
Christian E Besimo, Docent Private Practice, and Professor (Eng.) George Graber, both at the Clinic for Prosthodontics and Occlusion at the Dental Center, University of Basel, Switzerland, are the authors of the chapter CAD/CAM in Restorative Dentistry.
Dr. Urs C Belser, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland, contributed to the chapter Aesthetics in Implantology.
Richard V Tucker, DDS, Washington, was involved in work on the chapter Cast Gold Restorations.
Lester Machado, MD, DDS, FRCS (Ed), specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery, and Frank Pavel, both from the San Diego Center for Corrective Jaw & Facial Surgery, developed the chapter Aesthetic Facial Surgery.
For their support with the production of this atlas I thank the following companies: Heraeus Kulzer, Wehrheim, Germany; Ultra-Dent; Bisco, Itasca; 3M Medica, Borken; Dentsply.
Dr. Andrea Beilmann, Dr. Marc T Sebastian, and Ms. Janette Schröder are thanked for their editorial support in both streamlining the manuscripts and correcting the individual stages.
My special thanks for support provided during the development of the manuscript go to the editors of the series Color Atlases of Dental Medicine, Prof. Dr. KH Rateitschak and Dr. HF Wolf.
To conclude, I thank the co-workers at Georg Thieme Verlag: Dr. C Urbanowicz, Mr. Gert Krüger, Ms. Joanne Stead, and Clifford Bergman, MD for their patient and supportive cooperation.
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* As expressed by the author Charles F DeFreest, the opinions in this essay are solely those of the author and do not represent the official policy of the US Department of Defense or any other ministry of the United States of America.
Table of Contents
Evolution of Artificial Tooth Replacements From an Aesthetic Point of View
H. Claus
The Long Road to Individual, Functional Tooth Replacements
–Biocompatibility and Aesthetics
–Additional All Ceramic Systems
Basic Principles of Aesthetic Dentistry
J. Schmidseder, K. B. Frazier, M. Wawra
Caries as an Infectious Disease and How It Can Be Prevented
Aesthetic Dentistry—A Treatment Concept
–The Necessity of Caring for Aesthetic Restorations
Professional Tooth Cleaning in Patients with Aesthetic Restorations
