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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Majesty ES-2 Universal Light
Shade UL: Universal Light. System: #KurarayMajestyES2Universal
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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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Back to back bicuspids |Garrison Compositight 3D Fusion
Replacement of old composite restorations due to marginal breakdown and recurrent caries cervically. Matrix-in-matrix technique demonstrated here first on the second bicuspid building up the M marginal ridge before switching […]
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Exposed dentin restored to full form with composite
Dentin exposed is 6 times softer than enamel and wears 4 times as fast. Single shade A3 technique #KurarayMajestyES2Classic
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