title: A pictorial essay of clinical innovations with posterior tooth-coloured restorations.
abstract: The application of multi-surfaced posterior tooth-coloured restorations is an exercise in risk tolerance when dentine occupies the bulk of the tooth substrate. Success with posterior tooth-coloured restorations is dependent on interfacial integrity. Although the literature is full of guidelines on producing aesthetically pleasing restorations, most practising clinicians appreciate that clinical success involves more than aesthetics: success is strongly dependent on operative competence. This article describes a number of innovative clinical techniques and discusses the probationary status of current adhesive options and the need for excellence in all phases of these demanding restorative sequences.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Liebenberg
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003762:Dental Instruments; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003723:Dental Amalgam