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Aesthetics of a Single Central Incisor with Soft Tissue Management

Aug 06.2021
Clinica: International Journal of Brazilian Dentistry featured Yugo’s article titled ‘Aesthetics of a Single Central Incisor with Soft Tis...
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Ageing – A Paradigm Shift in Ageing (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Jan 01.2021
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Ambition – Do you have what it takes to become someone? (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Jan 22.2021
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Before and After 2008: Welcoming my Inaugural Patient at Smile by Yugo

Jan 01.2021
A Caucasian male in his 30s presented with a trauma case on the (patient’s) right central incisor (11) – had an accident while playing football. H...
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Before and After 2009: Soft-Tissue Management at the Socket on Pontic Sites

Jan 01.2021
A Caucasian male in his 70s had presented with failed roots on the lateral incisors (12 & 22). The patient was also concerned about the aesthetics...
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Before and After 2010: Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate – a “Pro-bono” Smile Makeover

Jan 08.2021
A female patient in her early 20s presented with congenitally missing upper lateral incisors, and one canine, a total of 3 teeth seeking a fixed repla...
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Before and After 2011: Setting a Benchmark in Digital Photography

Jan 29.2021
A male patient in his 30s presented with the aesthetic concerns on the gummy smile and prominent hypocalcification on the central incisors. Hypocalcif...
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Before and After 2012: Smile Makeover – Achieving Significant Change in Proportion with porcelain veneers

Feb 05.2021
A Caucasian male patient in his 30s was deeply concerned about the aesthetics of his smile. There are several issues we had to address: most notably, ...
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Before and After 2013: Smile Makeover – Implant Zirconia Bridge with Gum Porcelain

Feb 19.2021
An Asian patient in her 40s was depressed about the aesthetics of her smile. She had several attempts to replace the restorations to achieve natural a...
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Before and After 2014: Smile Makeover – Addressing Mid-line Cant and Proportion with Lateralised Canines

Mar 05.2021
A Middle Eastern female patient was concerned about her smile’s asymmetry, cased by the midline cant and shift with missing laterals. The lateralise...
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Before and After 2015: Smile Makeover – Replacement of 2 Teeth on 1 Abutment with Pink Ceramics

Mar 12.2021
A Caucasian female patient in her 20s was just about to get married and wanted to look the best. She was missing laterals with vampire-like fangs that...
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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...
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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 ...
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Before and After 2018: Smile Makeover – Replacement of Existing Restorations

May 14.2021
A Caucasian female patient in her 40s flew in from Switzerland and stayed in Sydney, Australia, over the Xmas break for the smile makeover. Her existi...
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Before and After 2019: Missing Tooth Replacement on Lateral Incisors (Part 1)

May 28.2021
A Caucasian female patient in her 20s was introduced to me upon completion of extensive orthodontic treatment to create enough space to replace the mi...
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Before and After 2020: Missing Tooth Replacement on Lateral Incisors (Part 2)

Jun 18.2021
A Caucasian male patient in his youth was introduced to me upon a failure of the previous Maryland-Bridges on 13-11, 21-23. The restorations only last...
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Before and After 2021: Smile Design 2.0 (Part 1) – Performing a smile makeover for dental professionals

Apr 08.2023
I’ve been meaning to work on my publications for a while but was occupied with my GAMSAT studies, plus the establishment and stabilisation of my new...
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CORRECTION OF MIDLINE CANT WITH A SINGLE CENTRAL INCISOR

Jan 01.2021
The primary objective of treating a single central incisor is to create a restoration that blends in with the surroundings. The two front teeth &#8211...
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Courage – Courage to be Disliked for Authentic Happiness (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Feb 26.2021
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Death – Finding a Purpose of Life by Becoming a Hero (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Mar 19.2021
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Education – Life-long Continuing Education (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Apr 16.2021
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Equality – Can ‘Freedom’ and ‘Equality’ co-exist? (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Apr 30.2021
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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...
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Extreme Masking: Achieving Predictable Outcomes in Challenging Situations with Lithium Disilicate Bonded Restorations

Aug 20.2021
The International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry featured Yugo’s article titled ‘Extreme Masking: Achieving Predictable Outcomes in Challenging...
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Friends – Friends vs Family (GAMSAT Essay Example)

May 21.2021
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Fusion of Modern and Ancient: Feldspathic/Refractory Veneers using Zirconia Porcelain

Jul 09.2021
As a young technician over a decade ago, I searched for ways of mastering the refractory veneer technique to achieve the ultimate aesthetics. When I f...
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Introduction: GAMSAT Section 2 – Written Communication

Jan 01.2021
The Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) is undoubtedly one of the most challenging exams that any aspiring doctor will have to face in po...
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Knowledge – Knowledge is Power (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Jun 11.2021
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Love – Is Love Worth It? (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Jul 02.2021
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Masterpiece – Visualisation with Precision: The Aesthetic Articulator

Sep 03.2021
QDT featured Yugo’s article in 2016 (originally published in Japanese).   Having trained as a dental technician in Japan (at Osaka University D...
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Money – How to become a millionaire (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Jul 16.2021
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Morphology: Traditional Wax-up Technique for Anterior and Posterior Teeth

Jan 01.2021
Advancement of CAD/CAM technology has been a game-changer for both dental clinicians and technicians. It provides consistency with natural anatomy and...
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Poverty – The Fallacy of Foreign Aid (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Jul 30.2021
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Punishment – Reintegration of Ex-offenders into the Community (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Aug 13.2021
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Religion – Science vs. Religion (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Aug 27.2021
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Reproducing Nature Part 1: Understanding the Composition of Natural Dentition

Jan 01.2021
Eminent peer-reviewed publication – European Journal of Esthetic Dentistry – featured Yugo’s inaugural international article titled ‘R...
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Reproducing Nature Part 2: Blending into Natural Dentition

Jan 01.2021
eLABORATE Magazine featured Yugo’s article titled ‘Reproducing Nature Part 2: Blending into natural dentition’ in May/June 2006 (published langu...
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Reproducing Nature Part 3: Tooth Replacement with Root and Colour Matching Using Digital Photos

Jan 15.2021
eLABORATE Magazine featured Yugo’s article titled ‘Reproducing Nature Part 3: Tooth replacement with root and colour matching using digital photos...
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Reproducing Nature Part 4: Smile Design

Feb 12.2021
LVI Visions featured Yugo’s article titled ‘Reproducing Nature: Smile Design in 2008 (published language: English).   Introduction:   To...
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Restoration of Two Implants using Custom Abutments and Transverse Screw-retained Zirconia Crowns

Jul 23.2021
The American Journal of Esthetic Dentistry featured Yugo’s article titled ‘Restorations of Two Implants using Custom Abutments and Transverse ...
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Science – The Future of Human Evolution (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Sep 10.2021
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Smile Bible: A Communication Tool Between Dental Clinicians and Technicians, Clinicians and Patients and Technicians and Patients

Sep 17.2021
Labline featured Yugo’s article for the ‘ACADEMY’ in 2016 (originally published in English and Hungarian).   There is a story behind every ...
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The Aesthetic Articulator (Australian Patent AU2013100527)

Jun 04.2021
QZ featured Yugo’s article titled ‘The Aesthetic Articulator (Australian Patent AU2013100527)’ in June 2015 (published language: German).  ...
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Ultimate Zirconia Coping Design: Understnding Aesthetics and Function

May 07.2021
eLABORATE Magazine featured Yugo’s article titled ‘Ultimate Zirconia Coping Design: Understanding Aesthetics and Function’ in Sep/Oct 2012 (publ...
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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 (pub...
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What made me who I am (Warning: it contains sensitive matters)

Jun 25.2021
The following essay is what I produced at the University of Sydney in the Education unit (EDUF 1018), describing my personal experiences of schooling ...
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Yugo – the man behind Smile Virtuoso: Past – Present – Future

Jan 01.2021
It’s been a while since I disappeared from the forefront of dental education. For the past decade, having a presence in social media has become the ...
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Yugo’s creation as a student at Osaka University Dental Hospital (in 2000)

Jan 01.2021
I am privileged to be able to make a living by helping people to love their smiles. I do this by providing prosthetic teeth for cosmetic purposes, inc...
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