Mid Restorative

Supragingival Dentistry: A Practical Paradigm Shift

The demand for more aesthetic restorations has pushed the dental manufacturers to successive rapid...

Technology Enhances Caries Diagnosis and Treatment

INTRODUCTION Modern restorative dentistry (MRD) relies on the protocol that all sound tooth structure...

A Conservative Approach to Patient Care

These days, in the age of aesthetic and adhesive dentistry, respecting and preserving remaining...

Reclaiming Endodontics and Reinventing Restorative, Part 2

In endodontics the old, smaller shape was better for the tooth than the new...

A Rapid and Aesthetic Alternative to Direct Posterior Composite

Figure 1. Pretreatment view of tooth No. 30 showing a defective amalgam restoration. Figure...

Air Abrasion: The New Renaissance With an H2O Twist

INTRODUCTION Air abrasion (Accelerated Particle Ablation [APA]) has been accepted for years in dentistry...

Nanocomposites Provide Reliability and Aesthetics

Figure 1. Bite-wing evaluation revealed a carious lesion involving tooth No. 30. Figure 2....

Utilization of a New Self-Adhering Flowable Composite Resin

INTRODUCTION As a practicing clinician for nearly 27 years I have seen enormous technological...

Options in Restorative Dentistry: Resin-Modified Glass Ionomers

Today, restorative dentistry emphasizes minimally invasive approaches to care. This encompasses prevention, remineralization, and...

Cap It? Or Wrap It?

Reconstruction of teeth by filling and capping them has been amply recorded in various...