I have been recently using the “Umbrella” by Ultradent and find it to have better isolating properties relative to Optragate, as it has a tongue retraction/control device.  Give it a […]

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 […]

Partial restoration replacements and extension to include peripheral rim fractures for this compromised lower second premolar.  Single shade “minimal tint” restoration with G-Aenial’s new mystery composite. #GC #PartialRestorationReplacements

Back to back slot preps being careful to minimize the degree of occlusal involvement – the transverse ridges are like compressive domes or buttresses that increase/maintain the flexural resistance of […]

Class I action.  #Voco #GrandioSO #SupercompositeStandard #FinalTouchTint

Mystery Supercomposite by #GC #Gaenial

Back to back deep Class II restorations, with tooth #5/1.4 at serious risk of needing endodontics, however, as the tooth tested vital, we will watch this over time and treat […]

An unfortunate accident with this 10 year old girl’s tooth #8/1.1 was restored by a local dentist but deemed unsatisfactory relative to integration by her.  She wanted a replacement that […]

When restoring back to back Class II restorations, completing one tooth first with a Tofflemire-type matrix and the ability to finish it allows maximal control over contact strength.  A single […]

Reductive harmonizing the proportions of this patient’s mesialized canine and first bicuspid during orthodontics to replace a congenitally-missing upper left lateral incisor with direct composite layering.  Unfortunately, the angle of […]