title: The preventive Class II restoration: clinical application.
abstract: A renewed interest in conservative cavity preparations has emerged in recent years. In this paper, a substance-saving cavity preparation for the treatment of small, interproximal carious lesions, the preventive Class II preparation, is presented. The indications, the cavity preparation, and the obturation are discussed. The combined use of both amalgam and a light-curing pit and fissure sealant is suggested. Clinically, this type of restoration seems to be acceptable. Nevertheless, more clinical experience and in vitro research regarding this type of restoration is needed.
authors.affiliation: State University of Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Surmont
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: D'Hauwers
mesh_terms: D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003731:Dental Caries; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants
chemical_list: D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D003723:Dental Amalgam