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 […]

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

Extensive Class V root protection restorations in preparation for coronoproximal restoration replacement. #GC #GaenialMysterySupercomposite

Single shade chameleon effect amalgam replacement. #Voco #GrandioSO #OGSupercomposite

Emergence is one of the main focuses of whether a Class V is successful or prone to failure.  This is the area where layering should be the most conservative and […]

Large MOD on this first premolar in buccoversion. #Voco #GrandioSO #FinalTouchtints

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 […]

Quadrant action with #Voco #GrandioSO