COMPOSITE VENEERS
with CHARACTERIZATION
with CHARACTERIZATION
Old composite veneers are misshaped, discolored and worn. There are several areas of class three cavities. Composite veneers are selected by the patient over porcelain veneers to allow flexibility of change to please a demanding patient. Posterior teeth require crown and bridge work to restore proper health, function and esthetics.
Old composite is remove and carious areas excavated. Teeth are prepared with diamond burs reducing facial surfaces less than one millimeter. Preparation is similar to porcelain veneer preparation with extension such that no tooth structure is visible after composite placement. Class three areas are restored with opaque composite to block out darkness from the back of the mouth. Composite is built in segments to allow characterization with craze lines. Composite is added to the distal facial surface and cured. Yellow tint is added on the lateral composite wall in a thin layer and cured. Composite on the mesial facial surface is complete.
The facial surface is polished with burs, sandpaper disks, rubber wheels, points, cups, and polishing pastes. Composite shaping, contouring and texturing require different techniques depending on the desired result.
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