title: Carving dental restorations.
abstract: The finishing of dental restorations is accomplished most adequately when carving, rotary, and finishing instruments are designed and used for maximum surface contact on natural teeth. General considerations and a detailed technique for carving and contouring dental restorations with these instruments have been described and illustrated.
mesh_terms: D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013499:Surface Properties; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology