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eLABORATE Magazine featured Yugo’s article titled ‘Ultimate Zirconia Coping Design: Understanding Aesthetics and Function’ in Sep/Oct 2012 (published language: English). Introduction: It has been a decade since Zirconia became available to the dental market, and it is now one of the premier alternatives to Porcelain Fused to Metal (PFM) restorations. There are always pros and cons in selecting any material, and dental professionals need to treat their chosen material properly to ensure the longevity of the restorations. One of the common issues facing Zirconia is the potential fracture of the layering ceramic/porcelain (Fig 1 & 2). The general causes of the problem are: Firing program/conditions, Parafunctional stresses, Ceramic-Zirconia compatibility, and Insufficient support in the sub-structure. Understanding of function/occlusion, visualisation of the outcome and an appropriate...

Philosophy

Equality – Can ‘Freedom’ and ‘Equality’ co-exist? (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Apr 30. 2021

Consider the following comments and develop a piece of writing in response to one or more of them. Your writing will be judged on the quality of your response to the theme, how well you organise and present your point of view, and how effectively you express yourself. ‘I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.’ – Martin Luther King ‘Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on each can ever turn it into a fact.’ – Honre de Balzac ‘There is no method by which men can be...

BEFORE AND AFTER

Before and After 2017: Smile Makeover – Achieving Super-bright Life-like Restorations

Apr 23. 2021

A Caucasian female patient in her 30s visited me for a consultation with temporary restorations in the mouth. She had her first set of veneers, which was about 16 years old. She recently had Invisalign, but the teeth moved out of the alignment. She is also concerned about the root exposure and uneven gingival level. She had missing second premolars and wished to have a brighter smile, in fact, as bright as possible without making them look artificial. She commenced bleaching on her lower dentition to reduce the contrast. We decided to replace the existing restorations from 13-23 – right canine to left canine, and place conservative veneers on 14&24 – right and left first premolar, a total of 8 units...

Philosophy

Education – Life-long Continuing Education (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Apr 16. 2021

Consider the following comments and develop a piece of writing in response to one or more of them. Your writing will be judged on the quality of your response to the theme, how well you organise and present your point of view, and how effectively you express yourself. ‘Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing wroth knowing can be taught.’ – Oscar Wilde ‘Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.’ – B.F Skinner ‘In education there should be no class distinction.’ - Confucius ‘The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.’ – Winston Churchill ‘The aim of education is the knowledge not...

Technical/Clinical Tips & Tricks

Establishing Protocol in Digital Dental Photography: Essential Communication Tool for Dental Professionals and Patients

Apr 09. 2021

Digital photography provides good clinical evidence and is an essential communication tool for dental professionals and patients. Therefore, capturing correct information is critical when exchanging digital images. The quality of the captured images significantly reflects the quality of the final restorations. In an ideal scenario, the technician/ceramist should receive the necessary information from the treating clinician to perform to the best of their abilities, and provide the best possible outcome for their patients. The image captured by the treating clinician needs translation into the language/perspectives as the way the technicians/ceramists see and apply within their workflow – i.e., the clinician should be able to explain why they are capturing the specific photos, and the technician/ceramist should be able to understand the...

BEFORE AND AFTER

Before and After 2016: Smile Makeover – Full Mouth Reconstruction with a Heart-warming Testimonial

Apr 02. 2021

A female patient in her 50s was referred to me for a consultation, who literally got ‘hit by a bus’ in an accident. Multiple facial reconstruction and surgeries had been performed, yet she was dissatisfied with the dental work provided. After a lengthy discussion with the patient and the treating clinician, we decided to restore her brand-new smile with confidence by performing a full-mouth reconstruction. There were existing implant restorations from 12-22 – the right lateral incisor to the left lateral incisor, replaced in Screwed-Retained Implant bridge. The rest to be done in lithium disilicate (e.max). Fig 1 shows the pre-op condition. The patient’s lower lip was still hanging down at this point (due to the trauma), and thus she showed more...

PUBLICATIONS

Unbreakable Zirconia Abutments: New Lava and NeoLink Zirconia Abutments

Mar 26. 2021

eLABORATE Magazine featured Yugo’s article titled ‘Unbreakable Zirconia Abutments: New Lava and NeoLink Zirconia Abutments’ in Jan/Feb 2010 (published language: English). Introduction: Strength and aesthetics are foremost in the mind of today’s ceramist. The longevity of restorations has always been an essential factor. In the past, however, aesthetic compromises may have been tolerated, particularly in the posterior region. Thankfully today, achieving a lasting, highly aesthetic result technically has become far more accessible due to the development of new technology and materials. In the burgeoning field of implant dentistry, to maximise aesthetics, it is essential to create a customised abutment instead of using ‘off the shelf’ abutments. Custom abutments are necessary to control the emergence profile, as well as the Sub-Gingival Contour (SGC). Customised Zirconia...

Philosophy

Death – Finding a Purpose of Life by Becoming a Hero (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Mar 19. 2021

Consider the following comments and develop a piece of writing in response to one or more of them. Your writing will be judged on the quality of your response to the theme, how well you organise and present your point of view, and how effectively you express yourself. ‘Nothing in his life became him like leaving it.’ – William Shakespeare ‘It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not importance, it lasts so short a time.’ – Samuel Johnson ‘It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.’ – Woody Allen ‘I have received two wonderful graces. First, I have been given time to...

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Yugo – the man behind Smile Virtuoso: Past – Present – Future

Introduction: GAMSAT Section 2 – Written Communication

Reproducing Nature Part 1: Understanding the Composition of Natural Dentition

Before and After 2009: Soft-Tissue Management at the Socket on Pontic Sites

Morphology: Traditional Wax-up Technique for Anterior and Posterior Teeth

Ultimate Zirconia Coping Design: Understnding Aesthetics and Function

May 07. 2021

Equality – Can ‘Freedom’ and ‘Equality’ co-exist? (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Apr 30. 2021

Before and After 2017: Smile Makeover – Achieving Super-bright Life-like Restorations

Apr 23. 2021

Education – Life-long Continuing Education (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Apr 16. 2021

Establishing Protocol in Digital Dental Photography: Essential Communication Tool for Dental Professionals and Patients

Apr 09. 2021

Before and After 2016: Smile Makeover – Full Mouth Reconstruction with a Heart-warming Testimonial

Apr 02. 2021

Unbreakable Zirconia Abutments: New Lava and NeoLink Zirconia Abutments

Mar 26. 2021

Death – Finding a Purpose of Life by Becoming a Hero (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Mar 19. 2021