Direct restoration

The restoration or direct conservation is the discipline that deals with the restoration of the teeth, directly in the chair and, in general, in a single session.
It is reserved for all those cases in which, as a result of caries or fracture, one or more teeth are in need of restoration, in form and function. The material most frequently used today is the composite that combines excellent aesthetic characteristics (it is camouflaged with the natural tooth) with great qualities of strength and functionality. The advantage of this technique is that the tooth is cured and restored in a single session. It is used both on the front teeth and on the posterior ones, with excellent results.
The following are a series of cases dealt with directly.

 

The caries is not visible, but the patient felt a strong sensitivity on the premolar tooth
Radiography shows the presence of a large class II cavity (dark area near the writing)
The tooth during reconstructive therapy: the old amalgam restoration was removed and the cavity cleaned from caries.
Reconstructive therapy completed
The patient was obviously dissatisfied with the appearance of her teeth
The restorations completed at a later inspection
The restoration suffered an intense deterioration both in form and color
The teeth were all vital and therefore we proceeded with very conservative direct therapies
The right lateral incisor is shown here, after the old restoration has been removed.
The final restoration on the lateral tooth: note the good integration between the tooth and the restoration.
The left side after the removal of the old restoration. Also in this case all the patient's healthy tissue was maintained.
The left side finished.
The central right incisor presents the oldest and discolored restoration.
Note how, once the old restoration has been removed, the residual tooth has a color that is absolutely superimposable to the others. The discoloration was only of the old material.
The fracture of permanent incisors in a young patient. The teeth will be rebuilt directly, in the armchair.
The case can be viewed more extensively in the "Dental Trauma" section of Child Performance.
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