Source: Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry: A Healthier Approach to Esthetic Restorations, published by Wiley-Blackwell Mechanically Retained Dentistry Is Less Beautiful It is interesting that one of the primary reasons given for placing margins subgingivally in dentistry fails so often. Historically, restorative margins have been placed subgingivally because of the desire to hide the unsightly margin of opacious crowns, usually PFM... read more »
Which Is More Esthetic? Mechanically Retained Dentistry With Subgingival Margins or Supragingival Minimally Invasive Adhesive Dentistry?
Source: Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry: A Healthier Approach to Esthetic Restorations, published by Wiley-Blackwell Mechanically Retained Dentistry Is Less Beautiful It is interesting that one of the primary reasons given for placing margins subgingivally in dentistry fails so often. Historically, restorative margins have been placed subgingivally because of the desire to hide the unsightly margin of opacious crowns, usually PFM... read more »
Source: Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry: A Healthier Approach to Esthetic Restorations, published by Wiley-Blackwell Mechanically Retained Dentistry With Subgingival Margins Is Less Healthy As already stated, the negative effects of subgingival margins are not usually considered in dentistry. Traditional mechanically retained dentistry uses multiple techniques and protocols which leave subgingival margins. But what are the consequences of these techniques? A... 
Source: Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry: A Healthier Approach to Esthetic Restorations, published by Wiley-Blackwell Against common belief, traditionally mechanically retained dentistry with subgingival margins is far more complicated than modern supragingival dentistry. But why is this the case? In this article, we will compare the difficulty of mechanically retained dentistry with subgingival margins and supragingival minimally invasive adhesive dentistry. The...