Back to Back Class II Secrets (Sectional Matrix Troubleshooting) – PDP104

Mesial first? Largest cavity first? Or cure them all together?! Class II composite resin restorations (done properly) are not easy. There is a whole circus and drama involving clamps, rings, matrices and wedges! Whether you're starting out with class IIs, or you're a seasoned practitioner, you will gain some gems and pearls from this episode. Open your minds, ears and eyes (what's up YouTube Protruserati!) to  Dr Chris O'Connor and he will help you gain valuable tips and tricks to improve your daily restorative workflow. https://youtu.be/ahqs_l6TJPw Check out this full episode on YouTube Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! The Protrusive Dental Pearl: The 'Wedge Test' (as inspired by Dr Chris O'Connor): Before restoring the tooth, make sure to test the size of the wedge you are using in order to make sure that the wedge is doing what it's supposed to do, ie it's compressing the papilla, the active part of the wedge should below the margin of the cavity, and to make sure that you are getting enough separation. In this episode we discussed: * Challenges Dentists faced with back to back Class IIs 13:11* Value of Pre-wedging 18:39* Dr Chris’ back to back class II restoration protocol 22:55* The Bridging Gap 28:59* Buccal and Lingual Coverage 38:51* Tips on troubleshooting back to back class IIs restoration 43:38 Check out Dr Chris O'Connor’s supply company Incidental Ltd Check out this articles as mentioned by Dr Chris O'Connor (if they do not show up on your Podcast player description then head to the main website www.protrusive.co.uk)  Article on papilla managementDownload Sectional matrix : distorted truth articleDownload If you enjoyed this episode, you might like Which is the Best Matrix System for Class II Restorations Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: It can be quite hard to satisfy the wedge tests on various cavities. And sometimes it will make things sort of movable shift and things. So if I can get a really good seal, I will happily not wedge at this point, so I don't need the separation. And I'll actually secure the two matrices with some liquidam which I use a lot. A lot of my Class IIs I'll secure everything with the liquidam. So you put that in and cure it and as long you know, you can tell me if you've got the seal cervically and it's going to be secure, then you're all good to go. So then you can fill the molar... Jaz' Introduction:Hello, Protruserati. I'm Jaz Gulati and welcome back to Protrusive Dental Podcast. Today we're talking about back to back Class II restorations, what I mean by back to back is adjacent. So we start off of Dental school trying to master the humble Class II and getting good at it and getting those nice contacts that are had to make that nice click sound when you floss through.