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A thorough diagnosis of the patient’s dental condition must first be made, considering both hard and soft tissues. This must be correlated with the individual’s overall physical health and psychologic needs. Using the diagnostic information that has been gathered, it is then possible to formulate a treatment plan based on the patient’s dental needs, mitigated to a variable degree by his or her medical, psychologic, and personal circumstances.

Fig 1-1 A full veneer, full coverage, or complete crown covers the entire clinical crown of a tooth. The example shown is a metal-ceramic crown.

Fig 1-2 A partial veneer or partial coverage crown covers only portions of the clinical crown. The facial surface is usually left unveneered.

Fig 1-3 Inlays are intracoronal restorations with minimal to moderate extensions made of gold alloy (a) or a ceramic material (b).

There are five elements to a good diagnostic work-up in preparation for fixed prosthodontic treatment:

1 Health history

2 TMJ and occlusal evaluation

3 Intraoral examination

4 Diagnostic casts

5 Full-mouth radiographs