Open AccessMorphology-driven preparation technique for posterior indirect bonded restorations
Author(s) -
Vibha Rahul Hegde,
Sharmika Rajan Joshi,
Sanjeevani A Hattarki,
Ashwin Jain
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/jcd.jcd_489_20
Subject(s) - adhesion , morphology (biology) , materials science , adhesive , isolation (microbiology) , restorative dentistry , dentistry , orthodontics , nanotechnology , medicine , geology , composite material , biology , bioinformatics , paleontology , layer (electronics)
Restorative treatment in recent times has seen a paradigm shift due to minimally invasive adhesive dentistry. With advent of material science, bonding mechanisms, and superior isolation techniques, treatments based entirely on adhesion are effectively attainable. The choice between direct and indirect restorative technique, mainly in posterior areas, is still a challenge and involves biomechanical, anatomical, functional, esthetic, and economic considerations. The rationale of this case report is to demonstrate a revised cavity design based on morphological principles in terms of geometry (height of contour and cuspal inclines) and structure (dentinoenamel junction morphology) inspired from conventional preparation techniques.