title: Placement technique for direct posterior composite restorations.
abstract: Due to improved materials, instrumentation, and placement techniques, composite resins have overcome the traditional complications associated with wear resistance, microleakage, sensitivity, and tight anatomical contacts. Composite resins have been utilized with increased frequency for direct posterior restorations capable of satisfying the growing aesthetic expectations of contemporary dental patients. When properly placed, posterior composites can provide successful and predictable restorations. This article presents clinical considerations for the aesthetic conservation of posterior restorations with composite resin materials.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency Program, University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California, USA. sjavaher@uop.edu
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Javaheri
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003763:Dental Leakage / Q000517:prevention & control; D019554:Dental Restoration Wear; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000145:classification / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000517:prevention & control; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D013499:Surface Properties; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins