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Initial situation showing peg-shaped lateral incisors.
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She complained from her ugly smile (Figure 1).
Rotation of both lateral incisors on diagnostic cast.
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On the diagnostic cast, these teeth presented also a distolingual rotation, especially for the 22 teeth (Figure 2).
Wax-up.
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The wax-up was done, and the mock-up tested the final outcome which satisfied the patient (Figure 3).
Schematic preparation design.
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The preparation of the three-quarter crown design (Figure 4) was similar to veneer preparation with incisal overlap.
Preparation design.
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Virtual three-quarter crowns conceptioned by Exocad Software 3.00.
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Prosthetic pieces were confectioned using exocad Dental 3.00 Galway software (Fraunhofer Society, Germany) (Figure 6) and milled.
Milled three-quarter crowns.
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When the prosthetic pieces were received (Figure 7), marginal fit was checked intraorally (Figure 8), and then, morphological characteristics were optimized.
Intraoral checking of the three-quarter crowns.
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When the prosthetic pieces were received (Figure 7), marginal fit was checked intraorally (Figure 8), and then, morphological characteristics were optimized.
Final esthetic result which shows the natural aspect of the restoration.
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Table 1. The goal was achieved, and the patient was extremely satisfied especially with the natural aspect of the outcome (Figure 9).