Successful management of the gingival tissues for aesthetic restorative procedures.

A sage advisor once said, "Why is it that we (dentists) never seem to have the time to do all steps the first time around, but then find the time when something goes amiss?" Many of us are caught up in a prison called time that directly dictates our every move. We must be released from this mindset and rediscover the importance of patience and devotion to technique. That same wise man added, "The definition of a short cut is the longest distance between two points." The moral is time spent to gain tissue health will be returned a thousand fold. Cases will be completed with greater patient comfort and doctor satisfaction.