Diastema closure with direct composite: architectural gingival contouring.
10.5395/JKACD.2011.36.6.515
- Author:
Yeon Hwa KIM
1
;
Yong Bum CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Conservative Dentistry, Dankook University College of Dentistry, Cheonan, Korea. raindrop@dku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Black triangle;
Contact point;
Diastema closure;
Emergence profile;
Gingival contouring
- MeSH:
Adhesives;
Diastema;
Polyethylene Terephthalates;
Tooth
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Conservative Dentistry
2011;36(6):515-520
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
One of the most challenging task in closing anterior diastema is avoiding "black triangle" between the teeth. This paper reports a case that the closure of diastema in anterior teeth could be successfully accomplished using direct adhesive restorations and gingival recontouring. The traditional technique using Mylar strip was modified to increase the emergence profile with natural contours at the gingival-tooth interface. Mylar strip was extended out of the sulcus by approximately 1 mm high from the gingival margin, and a small cotton pellet was used to provide the emergence contour. This modified approach is acceptable for the clinical situation.
