THE DAILY RESTORATIVE GAME: EVERY STEP COUNT!

BY PAULO MONTEIRO 

DIRECT ANTERIORS - CASES - SHADEGUIDES - TIPS AND TRICKS

THE DAILY RESTORATIVE GAME: EVERY STEP COUNT!

Currently our patients are becoming more demanding with dental treatments and the final aesthetic outcome.
The composite resins and the dentin adhesives occupy a very important role in today dentistry, because they are easy to use and have a very acceptable clinical behavior.

In this clinical case I intended to describe a simple and predictable clinical sequence, to ensure the patient expectations with direct composite resins in anterior teeth.

Initial situation.

A patient came to my clinic to improve the restoration of the tooth 11 and 21 made a few months ago.

As a first option, the patient enjoyed making ceramic veneers, for not believing that direct composite resins can give a natural aesthetic smile.

The patient complained mainly with the opacity of the restorations and surface irregularity.

After explaining the advantages and disadvantages of direct composite resin and ceramic veneers, the patient chose to do both teeth in composite resin material.

Shade selection with Vita Classical shade guide.

It is mandatory to select the shade with the teeth hydrated before rubber dam placement.