AESTHETIC CORRECTION OF A MICRODONTIC TOOTH USING DIRECT COMPOSITE RESIN TECHNIQUE

Authors

  • SHITAL KIRAN DP, MEGHA PATEL, NILAY SHAH, NIYATI DHOLAKIYA Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Uvarsad, Gujarat, India.

Keywords:

Aesthetic restoration, composite resin, microdontia, lingual matrix technique

Abstract

Background: Microdontia is of the commonest developmental anomaly affecting dentition. Most common is lateral incisors. Most conservative aesthetic treatment approach is composite resin restorations. Case report: A 12 year old male with microdontia in relation to left maxillary lateral incisor and Ellis class 2 trauma in relation to maxillary right central incisor. An esthetic correction of both teeth was done by putty index assisted composite resin restoration. Conclusion: The most conservative and esthetic restorative option for microdontic and traumatic anterior teeth is composite resin restorations.

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Published

2015-10-01

How to Cite

NIYATI DHOLAKIYA, S. K. D. M. P. N. S. . (2015). AESTHETIC CORRECTION OF A MICRODONTIC TOOTH USING DIRECT COMPOSITE RESIN TECHNIQUE. Indo-European Journal of Dental Therapy and Research, 3(2), 274–276. Retrieved from http://ijddmr.org/index.php/iejdtr/article/view/96

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Articles