title: A matrix band technique for large amalgam cores.
abstract: The inability to adapt matrix bands successfully to badly broken down teeth has been a source of frustration to clinicians. Unfortunately, this has often led to therapy involving extractions of strategic posterior teeth because the dentist thinks that the time and effort entailed in restoring the tooth is not practical, or that an attempt to band a difficult tooth would prove futile. The banding technique described here was effective after proper enclosure, length, and gingival adaptation were accomplished, and the occlusal surface of the crown was removed; the technique can make a difficult procedure easier to accomplish.
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003762:Dental Instruments; D008434:Matrix Bands; D011176:Post and Core Technique
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam