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Gordon J. Christensen - Practical Clinical Courses® Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.  Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.  6/1/24 to 5/31/27.  Provider ID# 208521

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Solving Composite Restoration Challenges

Solving Composite Restoration Challenges - S3564

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Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

Composite restorations can be beautiful, but often only for a short time. Would you like them to last longer and have preventive characteristics?  When observed with an electron microscope, the margins on composite restorations are wide open and the composite’s ~2% polymerization shrinkage invites the development of new caries. Gordon demonstrates numerous ways to improve composite longevity and cariostatic characteristics, including non-traumatic minimal tooth preparation, internal placement of new conventional glass ionomers with a composite layer on top, disinfecting and desensitizing tooth preparations, use of anti-cariogenic materials, and the best composite brands. Other topics include non-traumatic finishing, reducing open margins, and using several methods to create an ideal non-contaminated operating field. Composites can last longer and be preventive with the principles Gordon shows clinically in this video!  

Table of Contents

  • Importance of Resin-Based Composite
  • Reducing Clinical Time Involvement
  • Matching Tooth Color
  • Reducing Occlusal Composite Wear
  • Eliminating Postoperative Tooth Sensitivity
  • Reducing or Eliminating Future Caries
  • Producing Tight Contacts
  • Preventing Resin Overhangs
  • Assuring Acceptable Resin Cure
  • Reducing "White Lines"
  • Increasing Restoration Longevity

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Item #: S3564

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