Book Description: QDT 2011 presents new concepts, laboratory techniques, and materials forrestorative dentists and dental technicians seeking to stay abreast of developmentsin esthetic dentistry. Original articles, beautifully displayed in typicalQDT fashion, focus this year on ultraconservative restorations, the art ofmimicking nature, and overall excellence in dental esthetics. This year's Stateof the Art article presents artistry using CAD/CAM technology in implant dentistry,and Biomaterials Update reveals current concepts in adhesivecements for esthetic restorations. The masters themselves display their expertisein QDT 2011.ContentsI. Gamborena/M. Blatz - Fluorescence: Mimicking Nature for Ultimate Esthetics in Implant DentistryS. Hein/W. Geller - The Platinum Foil Technique: History, Indication, Fabrication, and FitS. Duarte Jr/N. Sartori/A. Sadan/J.-H. Phark - Adhesive Resin Cements for Bonding Esthetic Restorations: A ReviewT. Lasseigne/L. Infante/H. Tokutomi/A. Mendez - Optimal Color Control and Layering Protocol for All-Ceramic Restorations in the Esthetic Zone. Part 1: Zirconia Crown and Leucite-Reinforced Feldspathic VeneerL. Rutten/P. Rutten/I. Gamborena - Excellence in Dental Esthetics: A Multidisciplinary ChallengeO. Scopin de Andrade/S. Kina/R. Hirata - Concepts for an Ultraconservative Approach to Indirect Anterior RestorationsD. Cascione/A. Aloum/K. Takanashi/I. Ha/M. Reshad - Artistry and CAD/CAM Technology: Predictable Outcomes in Contemporary Implant DentistryN. Yuasa - The Essence of the Internal Staining Technique: Application and FabricationS. Hein/J. Polansky - Experimental Birefringence Photography in Dentistry: Unlocking Infinite Creative PossibilitiesG. G. Parreira/L. M. dos Santos/W. B. Mendes - The Importance of Gingival Tissue in Anterior Esthetic RehabilitationsH. Goto - Opacity, Part 2: Value Control of Adjacent Porcelain Laminate Veneers and CrownsN. Yuasa - Reproduction of Natural Vivid Appearance in Porcelain Crown Restorations: Case Presentations and Fabrication TechniqueM. Reshad/W. Geller/D. Cascione - An Ultraconservative Approach to Porcelain Veneers in the 21st CenturyK. Matsumoto - Esthetic Rehabilitation of Tetracycline-Stained and Worn Teeth with Porcelain Laminate VeneersP. Adar/A. Mieleszko - The Concept Crown: An Innovative Treatment Option Using Current Technologies