title: The combined composite resin and amalgam restoration for posterior teeth: a clinical report.
abstract: This paper presents a technique for restoring maxillary posterior teeth with a combined composite resin and amalgam restoration when the preparation extends buccally into an esthetically critical area. This technique has two major advantages over traditional combined restorations: it requires only one clinical appointment, and it provides an esthetically acceptable result while maintaining the advantages of an amalgam restoration. A clinical assessment of 12 of these restorations, in vivo for 0.8 to 6.4 years, is presented. All but one restoration received a score of excellent or acceptable.
authors.affiliation: Dalhousie University, Faculty of Dentistry, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Roda
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Zwicker
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid; D003188:Composite Resins; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003723:Dental Amalgam