Restorative dentistry 07 February 2023
This article focuses on clinical manifestations patients may present with, treatment regimens and dental implications.
Authors investigated the survival of extensive direct composite restorations performed to replace an amalgam reconstruction on vital molars and premolars. ...
Restorative dentistry 30 December 2022
Researchers evaluated the effect of pre-heating on wear and color stability of high-viscosity bulk-fill resin composites vs. conventional resin composites.
Restorative dentistry 02 December 2022
Can lubricant materials be used to model resin-based composites?
This study aimed to analyze existing scientific literature to explore advantages and limits of lubricant materials used during restorative procedures.
Restorative dentistry 10 November 2022
Resin composite blocks for indirect restoration: which material to choose for luting procedures?
Resin composite materials, with their excellent mechanical properties and aesthetic properties, are now considered the materials of choice in dental restorations.
Restorative dentistry 03 November 2022
Dental cracks always represent a problem that is difficult to manage and diagnose by the dentist.
Restorative dentistry 01 November 2022
Dental restorative materials with sustained antibacterial action
Dental restorative materials with antibacterial properties can potentially solve secondary caries that occur around restorations.
Restorative dentistry 27 October 2022
In a recent literature review, MB Blatz and his research team analyzed the past 100 years of cosmetic dentistry to assess the evolution of dental research and...
Restorative dentistry 30 September 2022
Second class restorations: which material between nano-hybrid composite and bulk-fill composite?
Manufacturers are constantly introducing new compositions with different fillers and matrices, and several years ago they introduced bulk-fill composites. These materials promised time saving and...
Restorative dentistry 23 September 2022
The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, or IAMOT, recently highlighted a study on the impact of daily activities for people with fillings that contain dental amalgam. Led by a...
Restorative dentistry 16 September 2022
Deep Margin Relocation: flowable or traditional hybrid composite?
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Del Bianco
In patients requiring an indirect restoration, the proximal box is often below the surrounding gingival margin and close, or even below, the cementoenamel junction (CEJ). Deep margins may...
Author: Andrea Baldi
A 21-year-old male patient came to my attention reporting sensibility related to sweet and cold on the 4th quadrant. The general medical history revealed that the patient spent many months in...
Co-authors: A. Comba, E. Mancuso
In spite of rapid development in the field of dental materials, the issue of time affected degradation of the hybrid layer has still not been resolved. Dentinal...
Restorative dentistry 08 August 2022
Direct posterior restorations: a minimally invasive and predictable solution
18-year-old patient with multiple carious lesions located in the first quadrant. After the radiographic examination, the surgical field was isolated with a...
Restorative dentistry 11 July 2022
Which adhesive strategy and dental material can reduce secondary caries risk?
The accumulation of plaque, which determines poor oral hygiene in the patient or the presence of incongruous restorations, can lead to the development over time of a secondary caries, or a carious...
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Del Bianco
In compliant patients noninvasive interventions such as fluoridation or flossing may be efficacious to hamper progression of existing proximal caries lesions. However despite all preventive efforts,...
Resin composite materials, with their excellent mechanical properties and aesthetic properties, are now considered the materials of choice in dental restorations. In addition to direct fillings,...
Author: Dr. Vergano
A 24-year-old female patient came to my attention with the need of esthetic improvement on 2.1, restored nearly 10 years ago, when she was a child. General...
Restorative dentistry 01 June 2022
Immediate or delayed dentin sealing with or without flowable resin reinforcement
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Florenzano
IDS (immediate dentin sealing) consists of applying a dentin bonding agent (DBA) immediately after dentin preparation, to avoid contamination with oral fluids and impression or provisional...
Restorative dentistry 16 May 2022
"Giancarlo Pascarmona" AIC Award 2022: the winner is Dr Simona Chirico
The "Giancarlo Pascarmona" Contest is organized by the Italian Academy of Conservative and Restorative Dentistry (AIC).
AIC Award 2022 Contest is the competition that the Italian Academy of Conservative and Restorative Dentistry (AIC) announces for its young Ordinary Members, with the aim of rewarding the best...