Global Diagnosis

Incisal edge position is often considered the most important factor when treating complex restorative patients, yet the incisal edges can be in a perfect position and the final result can still fail due to unacceptable gingival levels. The emphasis in the Global Diagnosis system is to determine the etiology of the aberrant gingival positions prior to treatment. The power of the system is that the diagnosis leads to the treatment plan. This book explains the Global Diagnosis system and shows how to diagnose and treat patients based on five CORE questions. Subsequent chapters outline treatment options. The final chapter challenges the reader to treatment plan cases based on the five questions and other diagnostic information. Included is a CD with the CORE template, which allows readers to input diagnostic photographs and information to facilitate record keeping.

Contents:
Chapter 01. Global Diagnosis: The Art and Science of Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning
Chapter 02. Global Analysis Diagnosis Form
Chapter 03. The Five CORE Questions
Chapter 04. Esthetic Crown Lengthening Surgery
Chapter 05. Tissue Grafting
Chapter 06. Dentoalveolar Intrusion of the Adult Dentition
Chapter 07. Forced Eruption
Chapter 08. Orthognathic Surgery
Chapter 09. Dental Facial Plastics
Chapter 10. Dentoalveolar Extrusion: The Most Difficult Global Diagnosis
Chapter 11. Sequencing the Treatment Plan
Chapter 12. The CORE Template
Chapter 13. Case Studies

About the Authors:
J. William Robbins, DDS, MA, maintains a full-time private practice in San Antonio, Texas, and is an adjunct professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Texas Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. He has published over 80 articles, abstracts, and chapters on a wide range of dental subjects and has lectured worldwide. He coedited a textbook, Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: A Contemporary Approach, which is now in its fourth edition (Quintessence, 2013). He has won several awards, including the Presidential Teaching Award at the University of Texas Health Science Center and the 2002 Texas Dentist of the Year Award. Dr Robbins is a diplomate of the American Board of General Dentistry, the Academy of Operative Dentistry, the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry.

Jeffrey S. Rouse, DDS, maintains a full-time private practice in San Antonio, Texas, and is a clinical adjunct associate professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. He is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and the American College of Prosthodontists and past president of the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry. Dr Rouse has written numerous journal articles, including a portion of the "Annual Review of Selected Dental Literature" published each summer in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. In addition, he has contributed chapters on porcelain veneers and anterior ceramic crowns to three editions of a dental textbook. Dr Rouse lectures nationally and internationally on a wide variety of topics ranging from dental esthetics to sleep prosthodontics.