A Pictorial Essay of Clinical Innovations with Posterior Tooth-coloured Restorations

From Volume 28, Issue 6, July 2001 | Pages 282-292

Authors

William H. Liebenberg

BSc, BDS (Rand.)

Private General Dental Practitioner, North Vancouver, BC, Canada

Articles by William H. Liebenberg

Abstract

The application of multi-surfaced posterior tooth-coloured restorations is an exercise in risk tolerance when dentine occupies the bulk of the tooth substrate. Success with posterior tooth-coloured restorations is dependent on interfacial integrity. Although the literature is full of guidelines on producing aesthetically pleasing restorations, most practising clinicians appreciate that clinical success involves more than aesthetics: success is strongly dependent on operative competence. This article describes a number of innovative clinical techniques and discusses the probationary status of current adhesive options and the need for excellence in all phases of these demanding restorative sequences.

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