INTRODUCTION A Brief History of Crown and Bridge Materials and Techniques In the early days of dental history, the art of dental fixed.

Historically, dental students have been taught that the incisal edge of the maxillary central incisors should extend approximately 2.0 mm coronal to the.

For 43 years, I have observed teeth fracture in ways that surprised me—teeth that had comparative small restorations (Figure 1). It is obvious.

INTRODUCTION During the past 10 to 12 years, significant advances have been made in dental composite resin technology. Among these improvements have been.

INTRODUCTION The world of restoration placement can be a confusing one. When is the tooth too dry or too wet, when do we.

INTRODUCTION Core buildups and post/core restorations can be a challenge when adhesives are utilized to lute the base due to inadequate light contact.

INTRODUCTION Dental practitioners have been placing composite resin restorations for more than 50 years,1 and throughout this time, scientists around the world have.

BACKGROUND Despite material advancements in almost every aspect of direct resin placement, Class II composite restorations are still tedious and time-consuming to complete.

INTRODUCTION Composite restoration materials have been in use for more than 2 decades as an aesthetic alternative to metal restorations in the posterior.