Aesthetic Closure Of Maxillary And Mandibular Anterior Spaces Using Direct Composite Resin Build-Ups: A Case Report

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1 / Diana Wolff2

1Department of Conservative Dentistry Section of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry Clinic for Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Diseases University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg Germany
2Department of Conservative Dentistry Section of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry Clinic for Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Diseases University Hospital Heidelberg

Summary

The presence of multiple spaces in the anterior aesthetic zone can produce discomfort for patients and its treatment can be difficult for dental professionals. A variety of treatment options are available and these include orthodontic movement, prosthetic indirect restorations or direct composite resin build-ups. Among these, the closure of interdental spaces using composite build-ups combined with orthodontic treatment is considered to be most conservative. This type of treatment has several advantages like the maximum preservation of tooth substance (no tooth preparation), no need for anesthesia, no multiple time-consuming visits, no provisional restorations and also comparably low costs. Clinical Consideration: This case report describes the clinical restorative procedure of direct composite resin build-ups for the closure of multiple anterior spaces.

Keywords: composite resin build-ups; multiple anterior spaces; aesthetic closure

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Citation Information: Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine. Volume 20, Issue 2, Pages 117–121, ISSN (Online) 2335-0245, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjdm-2016-0019, July 2016
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