title: Direct posterior composites: a practical guide.
abstract: The restoration of posterior teeth with directly placed resin-bonded composite requires meticulous operative technique in order to ensure success. Case and material selection; cavity preparation; matrix selection; isolation; bonding; management of polymerization shrinkage; placement; finishing and curing of posterior composites--all present a series of challenges that dentists must master in order to ensure high-quality, long-lasting restorations. This paper describes and discusses these aspects of the provision of composites for loadbearing situations in posterior teeth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Successful restoration of posterior teeth with composite is an essential component of contemporary dental clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Primary Dental Care Research Group, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, UK.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: Adrian C C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Shortall
authors.forename: F J Trevor
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Burke
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000379:methods*; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar; D019558:Occlusal Adjustment / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins