Restorative Direct Articles

• Effect of Curing Light and Restoration Location on Energy Delivered

  Sapan Bhatt, DMD, Coralie D. Ayer, DDS, Richard B. Price, BDS, DDS, MS, PhD, Ronald Perry, DMD, MS
  Compendium - March 2015

  This study determined how long it would take skilled operators to deliver 16 J/cm2 to an anterior or a posterior restoration using different light-curing units (LCUs).

• Innovations of the Past 25 Years

  Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD, Markus B. Blatz, DMD, PhD, Gregg A. Helvey, DDS, MAGD, Parag Kachalia, DDS, Thomas Wade, CDT, Joel H. Berg, DDS, MS, Samuel Kratchman, DMD, Tarun Argawal, DDS, Ali Allen Nasseh, DDS, MMSC, PC, Van B. Haywood, DMD, Louis F. Rose, DDS, MD, Michael Sonick, DMD, Shalin Shah, DMD, MS, Barry P. Levin, DMD, Dan J. Holtzclaw, DDS, MS, Scott D. Benjamin, DDS, Michael R. Sesemann, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - February 2015

  Clinicians and thought leaders discuss what they consider to be the great innovations of the past 25 years

• Bulk-Fill Materials: Simplify Restorations, Reduce Chairtime

  Robert C. Margeas, DDS, FAGD, Robert C. Margeas, DDS, FAGD
  Compendium - January 2015

  Newer bulk-fill composite materials are being developed for preparation depths of up to 5 mm in an effort to simplify and improve placement of direct composite posterior restorations.

• Patients’ Best Interests at the Heart of Conservative Esthetic Dentistry

  Elizabeth M. Bakeman, DDS, Ronald E. Goldstein, DDS, Michael R. Sesemann, DDS
  Compendium - January 2015

• Dental Repair Material: A Resin-Modified Glass- Ionomer Bioactive Ionic Resin-Based Composite

  Theodore P. Croll, DDS, Joel H. Berg, DDS, MS, Kevin J. Donly, DDS, MS
  Compendium - January 2015

  This report documents treatment and repair of three carious teeth that were restored with a new dental repair material that features the characteristics of both resin-modified glass-ionomer restorativ...

• Use of a Resin-Modified Glass-Ionomer (RMGI) Liner in Conservative Direct Treatment of Deep Caries

  John F. Weston, DDS, FAACD
  Compendium - January 2015

  In this case report, a resin-modified glass-ionomer (RMGI) liner was utilized in deep restorations on premolars that had old, existing amalgam restorations and were experiencing microleakage and sensi...

• Universal Adhesives: The Next Evolution in Adhesive Dentistry?

  Gary Alex, DMD
  Compendium - January 2015

  What defines a universal system, and are all these new systems truly “universal” and everything they are claimed to be? This article will examine the origin, chemistry, strengths, weaknesses, and ...

• Building Beautiful Smiles with Resin and Porcelain

  Fred H. Peck, DDS, AAACD
  Inside Dentistry - January 2015

  The science of dental materials and occlusion in your everyday practice

• Predictable Techniques for Successful Provisional Restorations

  Daniel H. Ward, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - December 2014

  Providing the natural-looking, long-lasting provisionals patients want

• Primary Incisor and Canine Restoration in a Child with Amelogenesis Imperfecta

  Theodore P. Croll, DDS, Steven R. Jefferies, MS, DDS, PhD, J. Timothy Wright, MS, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - December 2014

  Material advances bring new options to the treatment of enamel malformations

• Achieving Esthetic and Functional Objectives with Additive Equilibration

  Amanda Seay, DDS
  Compendium - October 2014

  Primary treatment goals in the case, in which the patient was diagnosed with a constricted chewing pattern, were to improve esthetics by lengthening the maxillary anterior teeth and to stop continued ...

• Are Bulk-Fill Composites a Good Idea?

  Jack L. Ferracane, PhD, Gary Alex, DMD, Robert Margeas, DDS
  Inside Dentistry - October 2014

  Three expert discuss the merits and pitfalls of placing larger increments

• Simplified Diastema Closure Using a Single Composite Shade

  Susan M. McMahon, DMD, AAACD, Lauren Snyder
  Inside Dentistry - October 2014

  A minimally invasive, efficient, cost-effective, and esthetic treatment

• Posterior Class VI Adhesive Tooth Repair

  Theodore P. Croll, DDS, Edward Swift, Jr, DMD, MS
  Inside Dentistry - October 2014

  Glass ionomers and resin-based composites for durable and reliable cusp tip restoration

• Contemporary Resin Adhesives

  Howard E. Strassler, DMD, FADM, FAGD
  Inside Dentistry - October 2014

  Differentiating and understanding the available options for optimal clinical outcomes