Many patients will describe waking up and feeling their teeth pressed together. You must remember the purpose of our teeth is to chew our food. When you see cheeks that have a linea alba, this can also mean parafunctional habits, such as sucking or biting the cheeks from stress. Learn when and why to use it. We are being inundated with a number of esthetic materials.
Esthetic materials are for esthetic purposes.
When the patient presents with scalloped tongue, linea alba, wear and tear, the need is greater for restorative materials, not esthetic materials . Esthetic materials will have a shortened longevity. These esthetic materials do not fit the etiology of the patient's problem. The best longevity will be with metal restorations. Metal can wear.