Dr. Lilian Shi
Glen Dental Care
Dr. Lilian Shi is a passionate and dedicated aesthetic dentist from Australia, who graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1999. Her advanced training in implant dentistry and orthodontics, combined with prestigious fellowships and recognition as a diplomate of both the ICOI and WAUPS, underscores her commitment to excellence in the field. Her appointment as a clinical visiting professor at Daegu Catholic University's School of Medicine further showcases her expertise. Driven by a passion for aesthetic dentistry, Dr. Shi has established her Melbourne-based private practice around creating and enhancing beautiful smiles, always striving for the highest standards in dento-facial aesthetics. With a wealth of experience, Dr. Shi takes a multidisciplinary approach to complex dental rehabilitation, providing personalized, comprehensive care tailored to each patient's unique vision of their perfect smile.
Australia
Abstracts
Aesthetic Immediate Implant loading in dental rehabilitation
Discover the transformative impact of aesthetic immediate loading, an advanced dental technique that not only restores function but also recreates or enhances a patient's smile instantly.
This approach combines cutting-edge technology with the artistic expertise of the dentist, tailored to each patient's unique needs. Achieving both aesthetic and functional excellence often requires a multidisciplinary approach.
Thorough planning is essential for addressing complex dental rehabilitation cases, where the clinician must integrate expertise from various specialties to deliver immediate, striking results that achieve the highest dento-facial aesthetics for the patient.
Third molars: From common extraction to clinical opportunity
Early humans possessed larger maxillofacial structures, enabling accommodation of a complete dentition, including third molars, to process coarse, fibrous diets. With evolutionary dietary shifts toward softer, processed foods, there has been a progressive reduction in jaw size, often resulting in insufficient space for third molar eruption.
Consequently, third molars frequently present with impaction, malposition, or associated pathology, making them the most commonly extracted teeth in contemporary dental practice.
However, third molars possess significant potential for clinical utilisation and should be evaluated for alternative applications prior to disposal. Rather than being discarded, these teeth may be repurposed to address other dental needs.
Clinically, they may serve as substitutes for missing teeth in select cases, offering a natural and biocompatible alternative to prosthetic solutions. More significantly, extracted third molars can be processed into grafting materials with inherent osteoinductive and osteoconductive properties, supporting bone regeneration and implant success.
Therefore, a paradigm shift is required: third molars should not be viewed merely as problematic remnants of evolution, but as valuable biological assets. Reframing their role within treatment planning has the potential to transform routine extractions into opportunities for regeneration, ultimately advancing both clinical practice and patient care.
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