[Transformation of a lateral incisor to a central incisor with a ceramometal crown].

Abstract

To change a maxillary lateral incisor into a central incisor by using a ceramo-metallic crown, it is required to schedule a rational plan of treatment. All the different pre-prosthetic (orthodontic, periodontic, and endodontic) and prosthetic steps are described and justified. In order to achieve a compromise between esthetic and a stable periodontium the mesial profile of emergence of the ceramic should be conceived to prevent any overcontour.