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Air Abrasion (Sandblasting)

Air abrasion (sandblasting) involves cleaning the tooth surface with 27 micron or 50 micron alumna oxide particles. Air abrasion units...

Emergency Temporary Crown

When a patient attends for an emergency appointment with a broken crown, they commonly expect for it to be stuck back together and put...

Dual Shade Composites - Enamel and Dentine Layers

Restoring a broken tooth with composite can be challenging. It is important to understand the optical properties of enamel and dentine...

Line Angles - Part 1

Line angles, commonly referred to as transitional lines, are the areas of the tooth where one surface transitions to another. For...

Overcoming the Oxygen Inhibition Layer

When composite is light cured, the final layer is referred to as the oxygen inhibition layer. This means oxygen interferes with the...

Class III - To Bevel or not to Bevel?

Due to the amazing advancements of composite materials, we can create beautiful restorations whilst removing minimal amounts of tooth...