A patient in need of a direct restorative treatment has been successfully treated with a one-step, time-efficient modelling technique, overcoming complications caused by the incomplete eruption of a second molar.
A patient in need of a direct restorative treatment has been successfully treated with a one-step, time-efficient modelling technique, overcoming complications caused by the incomplete eruption of a second molar.
A patient in need of a direct restorative treatment has been successfully treated with a one-step, time-efficient modelling technique, overcoming complications caused by the incomplete eruption of a second molar.
When a young patient presented a mandibular left first and second molar in need of a direct restorative treatment, an opportunity arose to treat the problem with a time efficient, one-step modelling technique using bulk fill material. There was a challenge though: the patient’s second molar had not completely erupted, which made isolation difficult. To hold the rubber dam in place, a steel rubber dam clamp was stabilised with wings created using flowable composite. The procedure won 3M and StyleItaliano’s OneAndOnlyBulkContest, demonstrating it is possible to simplify posterior restoration procedures while delivering reliable, aesthetically pleasing results.