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Covering Roots, Enhancing Smiles

Class V maintenance on tooth #5 and a fresh restoration on #6 to spruce up this patient’s smile.  A base opaquing microlayer was placed before layering with GC Essentia U. […]

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Partial Replacement Restoration

Limited OP restoration on the first molar and fissurotomy/sealant on the second molar to keep things conservative.  Don’t love the MOP on the first molar but it is clinically sound […]

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Thermal Cycling and Dental Crack Formation

Large Class II situation brought about by the Poisson Effect and flexural fatigue of the thin mesial marginal ridge secondary to cyclic thermal cycling over this tooth’s lifetime.  The MP […]

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Composite Replacement due to Recurrent Caries

Replacement of an old DO restoration featuring recurrent caries at the proximocervical margin (the most common place for Class II composites to fail).  Remember to microlayer in this region for […]

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Matrix in Matrix | Back to back Class II

Smashing the matrix-in-matrix technique to establish the proximaxial contour of the first premolar before conventional Garrison use on the second bicuspid. Single shade chameleon restoration: Majesty ES-2 Universal U. Compressive […]

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Rebuilding Posterior Teeth

Switching up to another chameleon composite today, this time Majesty ES-2 Universal shade U.  Some of you have asked why I don’t stack rings and complete the MO and DO […]

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