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Comparison between the sequential and simultaneous approaches for the restoration of adjacent proximal cavities
Author(s) -
GEIGER S.B.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1997.tb00360.x
Subject(s) - treatment modality , session (web analytics) , dentistry , modalities , medicine , orthodontics , computer science , surgery , social science , sociology , world wide web
summary The clinical situation in which several proximal carious lesions have to be treated is frequently encountered. The need to provide a cost‐effective and time‐effective treatment often compels the clinician to perform multiple adjacent proximal restorations simultaneously, at the same treatment session. Alternatively, such treatments may be performed sequentially in successive sessions. The different possible treatment modalities and their clinical sequel are described. Examination of the clinical results suggests that the preferred restorative procedure is the sequential one, enabling an optimal restoration of the original anatomical form, which is important for the proper health and function of the teeth and the surrounding periodontal tissues.