title: Technique on restoring cervical lesions.
abstract: This paper describes a technique of placing a semi-rigid cervical matrix slightly past the cervical border of a lesion that extends below (apical to) the gingival crest and inserting the glass ionomer cement through an opening cut in the matrix above the soft tissue level.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Section, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, USA. bmatis@iupui.edu
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Matis
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cochran
mesh_terms: D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005888:Gingival Pocket / Q000209:etiology; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D008434:Matrix Bands; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D019237:Tooth Cervix
chemical_list: D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements