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ADHESIVE REPAIRS

HOW TO REPAIR A FRACTURED OR STAINED COMPOSITE MARGIN - by Richard Goldman, DDS
The restoration remains sound, but the occlusal margin has broken or stained. Here's a fast, reliable technique for repairing the defect. [PDF]

HOW TO REJUVENATE AGING DIRECT VENEERS - Martin B. Goldstein, DMD
After 5-8 years most direct veneers will require refurbishing. A step-by-step technique using an actual case. [HTML]

SHOULD A NON-CARIOUS CERVICAL LESION BE RESTORED? - BY Nelson Gendusa, DDS
Restoring the Class V abfraction is still a judgment call. But here's some fascinating, clinically-relevant research that may influence your judgment. [HTML] [PDF]

HOW TO RELINE A LINGUAL SKIRT IN MINUTES - by Kim Henry, DMD
The RPD fits the model like a glove, but when you go to the mouth you discover the teeth have drifted and there's a gap under the lingual plate. Now what? [HTML]

PORCELAIN FRACTURE - The 5 most common mistakes when repairing fractured porcelain by Nelson Gendusa, DDS
A patient walks in with a horrible ceramic fracture and a dinner party that night. Here are some things you DON'T want to do. [HTML]

PORCELAIN FRACTURE - There must be 50 ways to fix a facing by Nelson Gendusa, DDS
The "best" way to repair a fractured facing is influenced by a number of considerations - Here's what we mean ... [HTML]

INTRAORAL PROSTHETIC REPAIRS - New primers dramatically improve intraoral repairs involving metal or porcelain. by Nelson Gendusa, DDS
Step-by-step. [HTML] [PDF]

REPAIRING CERVICAL FRACTURES using adhesive cement by Mel Wilner, DDS
The patient walks in with her anterior bridge in her hand and a "power meeting" that morning. The broken preps were still in the crowns ... [HTML] [PDF]

HOW TO BUILD A 3-UNIT SPLINT THAT PRESERVES EXISTING CROWNS
This case first appeared in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.
#20 required both crowning and splinting. But it seemed a shame to sacrifice the perfectly good crowns already on #19 and #21. Here's how creative dentists solved the problem adhesively. Step-by-step. [HTML] [PDF]