Composite Restorations

Sustainable oral healthcare and the environment: challenges

It is indisputable that as oral healthcare providers, our primary focus is that of meeting the oral healthcare needs of the population we serve. The...

FAQs



‘What do you suggest in cavities that need lining before filling with composite?’ On a similar theme, ‘Do you use Dycal under deep composite...

McNamara's Fallacies in Dentistry. 2: Tooth Surface Loss Fallacies

One shibboleth is that tooth surface loss is always multifactorial. That is true sometimes – but not often – and certainly not always. For instance,...

Non-syndromic oligodontia in siblings: A spectrum of experience

The presenting complaints and clinical findings were varied (Table 1). There was no known family history of the developmental absence of teeth. All...

Aesthetic smile makeover using direct composite restorations: A case report of interdental spacing and altered passive eruption

A 17-year-old female attended the clinic with aesthetic complaints and a request for smile improvement. The patient's primary complaint concerned the...

The Impact of Meningococcal Septicaemia on the Developing Dentition

ELB is a female patient referred by orthopaedics at the age of 7 years for discolouration and was symptomatic with sensitive lower anterior central...

Restoration of severe localized tooth wear with zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate: A case report

Patient SP is a 23-year-old female who was referred by her GDP regarding severe TW. SP's main concerns were increasing hypersensitivity of her...

Dentinogenesis imperfecta: Development of treatment strategies over 40 years

Hereditary opalescent dentine was first used in 1936 to describe defects of dentine that were not associated with systemic disorders.3 The term...

Restoration of the fractured permanent incisor in young patients

It has been observed that ‘significant pulp inflammation’ can only occur in the presence of bacteria, therefore the aim of the emergency treatment...

The Assessment and Minimally Invasive Management of Existing Restorations

All dental restorations will ultimately suffer deterioration and degradation in clinical service.1,2,3 It has been suggested that the management of...

Minimally Invasive Selective Caries Removal put into Practice

Demineralised, carious dentine is radiolucent. This radiolucency remains if carious dentine is sealed under a restoration (Figure 11). Without an...

Cracked Tooth Syndrome Management Part 2: Integrating the Old with the New

The evidence base on management options for CTS is limited, with much experimental data missing..

Suggestions for Non-Aerosol or Reduced-Aerosol Restorative Dentistry (for as Long as is Necessary)

The authors suggest that the new armamentarium without an aerosol or with a reduced aerosol will include the following:.