Adhesive Dentistry for Beginners

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As part of our new Protrusive Students segment we'll be bringing you monthly episodes packed with valuable insights, tips, and tricks specifically tailored to dental students like Emma. Whether you're navigating clinical rotations, honing your skills in phantom head, or gearing up for those daunting exams, we're here to support you every step of the way.

And kicking off this segment, we're diving headfirst into the topic of adhesive dentistry! Link for further reading regarding the longevity of direct restorations – A retrospective clinical study on longevity of posterior composite and amalgam restorations - PubMed (nih.gov): https://pubmed. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16417916/

The Art of Treatment Planning – The Art of Treatment Planning: Dental and Medical Approaches to the Face and Smile: Amazon.co.uk: Romano, Rafi: 9781850971979: Books: https://www.amazon. co.uk/Art-Treatment-Planning-Medical-Approaches/dp/1850971978/ref=sr_1_2?crid=QQENWPDSUWRJ&keywords=art+of+treatment+planning&qid=1707254923&s=books&sprefix=art+of+treartment+plan%2Cstripbooks%2C149&sr=1-2&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.d7e5a2de-8759-4da3-993c-d11b6e3d217f

Highlights of the episode:

00:00 Adhesive dentistry

03:41 Bonding systems

07:00 Self-etch vs. total-etch vs. selective-etch

14:38 Post-operative sensitivity

16:10 Communicating risk with patients

17:42 Polymerisation shrinkage

19:38 The snowplow technique

21:13 Instruments

23:19 Consent

25:30 Longevity

28:05 Risk factors

37:37 The next episode

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