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A 35-year-old male presented with a carious lesion on the mesial and occlusal surfaces of the maxillary left first molar, as observed visually and radiographically.

A 50-year-old male presented with several deficient Class II composite restorations in the maxillary first quadrant. Active and recurrent decay was observed both visually and radiographically, and the patient reported issues with food impaction and gingival inflammation.

The restoration of cavities involving marginal ridges poses a big challenge in developing proper anatomical contours with tight natural contact areas.

The patient came to our observation reporting a domestic trauma (Ellis class II) that led to the fracture of element 2.1. A study model with associated diagnostic wax-up is made beforehand for the purpose of making a silicone key.

A patient came to our office, complaining about chewing and thermic discomfort in the upper right jaw. After clinical and radiographic examination, carious lesions on elements 1.7, 1.6, 1.5 and 1.4 have been detected.

Patient with deep carious lesion on tooth d35(OD). Endodontic treatment was performed prior to restoration. Slickband was used to do margin elevation on distal aspect of the tooth.

The patient was sent to me by a colleague knowing that I deal with surgical extrusion to avoid the extraction of the extremely compromised tooth 25.

A healthy ASA II 72-year-old female presented for restorative replacement of old composite restorations on #7MP and DP as well as #8MP.  The restorations were well aged and exhibited gross marginal leakage, and interestingly abutted against aged feldspathic porcelain venee

Following a diagnosis of carious lesions on the distal walls of teeth 14 and 15, the defects were resolved by conservative therapy. Using the new Strata-G ™ orange and blue separator rings, it is possible to deal with multiple restorations on the same tooth by stacking the two rings.

The presence of carious lesions on the distal walls of teeth 24 and 25 required conservative intervention in order to solve the patient’s problem.

Optimizing the shape and emergence profile of an interproximal wall is the most delicate phase of the entire conservative workflow for Class II lesions. In this case, the lesion on the mesial wall of tooth 16 was treated.