Composite Restorations

Book review

The notes from the series editor, Professor Brian Millar, commence by stating that aesthetic dentistry is a complex subject, requiring, in many ways,...

Materials for paediatric dentistry part 2: the evidence

The biological approach to caries management centres around the plaque biofilm. It is this biolfilm that drives the caries process (Figure 5); thus,...

Amelogenesis imperfecta with coronal resorption: report of three cases

A 6-year-old female (CB) was referred for the management of AI. It was reported that her father had suffered from a similar dental condition and that...

Class ii resin composites: restorative options

Polymerization shrinkage is a key factor, accounting for the relative failure of direct posterior resin composite restorations. A majority of the...

Minimally invasive long-term management of direct restorations: the ‘5 rs’

A failing restoration can be described as one that has suffered biomechanical defect or damage resulting in immediate or subsequent detrimental...

Seventeen years of using flowable resin restoratives – a dental practitioner's personal clinical review

Flowable composites can be traced back to the pioneering product, Revolution, offered on the dental market in 1992 by SDS/Kerr. The name of that first...

The ABC of the ESIPC jig: the ‘elegantly simple incisal platform, customized’ (ESIPC) jig for capturing/recording centric relation

The aim of this article was to describe the clinical fabrication and use of a novel jig to help locate, capture and subsequently record CR. It has...

Interactive treatment planning in toothwear: are we doing it right?

The 2011 Pan Dental Conference was held in Liverpool on the 11th and 12th November 2011. The society felt that it would be appropriate to explore the...

Book review

For any practitioners who have experienced frustration and unpredictable aesthetic results when carrying out direct composite layering techniques,...

Information for patients undergoing treatment for toothwear with resin composite restorations placed at an increased occlusal vertical dimension

The cause of TW may be considered to be multifactorial, being mainly due to erosion, attrition and abrasion, with abfraction also being a source of...