Oral Health and Dental Management

Restorative dentistry-techniques

International Conference and Exhibition on Dentistry

March 18-20, 2015 Dubai, UAE

Omar El-Mowafy

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

In recent years, the concept of direct composite restorations has dramatically changed. Patients? awareness and demand of aesthetic restoration, introduction of new materials and bonding technologies has changed the face of dentistry.Dentists are exposed to an array of resin composites as well as a vast number of adhesive systems. Selection of the appropriate materials and placement techniques to achieve success with posterior composite restorations will be discussed in this course.Methods to overcome polymerization shrinkage, postoperative sensitivity, microleakage and poor proximal contacts will be also demonstrated. This presentation will cover the following: principles of successful direct composite restorations; methods to control post-operative sensitivity, techniques to minimize polymerization shrinkage, techniques for restoration placements to achieve acceptableproximal contacts.