Crowns
Absolute Isolation with Rubber Dam Adhesive Cementation

Adhesive Cementation of this #26/4.2 was actually really fun – as soon as the dam is inverted past the margins, there is full visual and mechanical access for cement removal […]
Read MoreConservative Preparations for Occlusal Caries

(Afternoon tea pics 1502.5: Voco Grandio SO) Back to back action on a Friday trying to keep it conservative to maximize subocclusal buttresses. Despite appearances, the #19 was hard […]
Read MoreMatching Restorations to Crownwork

Trying to match composite to crowns with #Voco #GrandioSO #TheShinEffect
Read MoreRebuilding a 10 year old boy’s front tooth

Dehydration takes place immediately from when you even retract the lips to place your topical anesthetic. It is important to choose your shades before this stage and “stick to your […]
Read MoreExtensive freehand reconstruction of broken down teeth

Let’s just call this Mordor. No diagnostic wax-up available, freehand coronal reconstruction in direct composite to stabilize teeth ahead of possible occlusal reconstruction. Single shade: A3 #Voco #GrandioSO
Read MoreMOD composite restorations

For MOD restorations, I prefer to build one wall before placing the matrix for the opposing wall. This offers more control, more predictable contact strength and morphology and less “stacked […]
Read MoreRestoring Cavities Invisibly with Skulpted Biomimetic Composite

Caries on #19 removed conservatively and restored with a single shade of Voco Grandio SO A2 on this lovely 17 year old female. #Voco #GrandioSO
Read MorePosterior Reconstruction of a Second Molar

#Voco #GrandioSO
Read MoreFreehand Composite Crown Fabrication to match Porcelain Veneers

A challenging workflow to achieve similar esthetics and depth of translucency as these adjacent porcelain veneers. A last ditch attempt to “save” this #9 involved penetrating the canal by 4mm […]
Read MoreBiobase Placement to reinforce fracture toughness of tooth

The Biobase beneath indirects always feature IDS with decoupled with time microlayers of a low shrinkage stress flowable, allowing negligible impact of C-Factor and allowing composite to shrink towards the […]
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