Dr. Vargas shares his approach to accessible conservative options for a busy dental practice.
Patient presented concern of small laterals, desiring to have them augmented for a “better smile”. Patient wanted a conservative option. Advantages and disadvantages of whitening their teeth, crowns, porcelain veneers and conservative build-ups with direct resin composite were discussed. The patient opted for direct resin bonded restorations.
Closer view of small laterals.
Etchant was placed.
3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive was applied.
3M™ Filtek™ Supreme XTE Universal Restorative, Shade A1E, was placed.
3M™ Filtek™ Supreme XTE Universal Restorative, Shade A2D, was placed.
3M™ Filtek™ Supreme XTE Universal Restorative, Shade A1E, was placed.
Restoration was light cured using 3M™ Elipar™ DeepCure-S LED Curing Light.
3M™ Sof-Lex™ Diamond Polishing System was used.
Final results: Modern composite resins offer a range of opacities that bring natural looking results for patients who want less invasive dentistry. Results are rewarding for both the patient and the dentist.
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Using 3M™ Single Bond Universal Adhesive, 3M™ Filtek™ Supreme Flowable Restorative, 3M™ Filtek™ Universal Restorative, 3M™ Elipar™ Deep Cure-S LED…
Using 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Adhesive, 3M™ Filtek™ One Bulk Fill Restorative, and the 3M™ Sof-Lex™ Spiral Finishing and Polishing system.
Using 3M™ Protemp™ 4 Temporization Material, 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive, and 3M™ RelyX™ Universal Resin Cement.
