Dental Materials

Clinical Manipulation of

Dental Composite

UsesBefore After

PresentationChemical or self

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Manipulation Steps

After loss of a filling in the right maxillary central incisor

Determine the dentine shade Determine the enamel shade

Rubber dam is applied

The Rubber dam is pushed in an apical direction by mean of ligatures to fix it in it’s place

Marking the working area Cutting procedure

Isolating instruments are used to prevent the adjacent tooth from being damaged

Translucent matrix band is positioned and Fixed

A self etching primer is applied it’s allowed to react for 30 sec

The bounding agent is applied disbursed and polymerized

The palatal wall is reconstructed and polymerized

The dentine core is built up and polymerized

Building up the enamel

A brush is used to smooth out and adapt the composite then polymerization

The wedge and matrix are removed

The restoration is finished using flexible discs

Finishing strips Rubber polishers

And the Braces brushes

The occlusion is checked

Floride containing varnish is applied to promote remineralization

As good as new