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Before → After: Composite Restoration 🦷✨From deep decay to a natural-looking result — this case shows the full journey o...
12/05/2026

Before → After: Composite Restoration 🦷✨

From deep decay to a natural-looking result — this case shows the full journey of an MO composite restoration under rubber dam isolation.

🔹 Presenting with extensive carious lesion
🔹 Caries excavation with sectional matrix system placement
🔹 Incremental composite build-up using tokuyama Asteria and omnichroma
🔹 Final result: seamless, functional, and aesthetic

The devil is in the details — proper isolation, matrix adaptation, and layering technique make all the difference. 💪

Deep caries. No pain. Big decision. 🦷Patient presented with a visible cavity — but completely asymptomatic.Radiograph + ...
30/04/2026

Deep caries. No pain. Big decision. 🦷

Patient presented with a visible cavity — but completely asymptomatic.

Radiograph + AI-assisted analysis suggested deep dentinal caries, approaching the pulp 👀
So this wasn’t just a “routine filling”… it was about preserving vitality.

Treatment approach:
🔍 Careful, staged caries removal
🧠 Pulp-aware strategy (no unnecessary exposure)
🧼 Strict rubber dam isolation
🧱 Adhesive protocol
🎨 Direct composite build-up with natural occlusal anatomy

Key principle:
👉 Remove disease, not dentine unnecessarily

In deep caries cases, success lies in understanding when to stop — not just how to restore.

Outcome:
✅ Tooth remains vital
✅ Structure preserved
✅ Patient avoids endodontics

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Deep caries ≠ immediate root canal
Done right, we protect biology and restore predictably.

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🎓 Want to learn how to manage cases like this with confidence?

Join our REfine Dentistry – Hands-On Posterior Composite Course
🗓️ Upcoming course: 18th and 19th July London
🔬 Real-world protocols. Practical techniques. No fluff.

Limited spaces — link in bio.

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When a cracked amalgam tells you there’s more beneath the surface… 👀🦷A failing amalgam restoration with associated crack...
31/03/2026

When a cracked amalgam tells you there’s more beneath the surface… 👀🦷

A failing amalgam restoration with associated crack lines and recurrent cavitation carefully removed under isolation.

Step by step:
▫️ Existing restoration removed
▫️ Crack line assessed and cavity refined
▫️ Air abrasion with 29μm alumina to enhance bond strength and reduce post-op sensitivity
▫️ Matrix placement and wedge adaptation
▫️ Occlusal wall rebuilt with adhesive composite layering
▫️ Final anatomy sculpted and polished for a conservative, biomimetic result

At REfine Dentistry, this is exactly what we love teaching — not just how to place composite, but how to think through the restoration design, crack management, isolation, matrix selection and adhesive protocols that make restorations last.

Posterior composites are never “just a filling” — they are precision dentistry.

Refine the process. Refine the outcome. REfine Dentistry.

When a cracked amalgam tells you there’s more beneath the surface… 👀🦷A failing amalgam restoration with associated crack...
31/03/2026

When a cracked amalgam tells you there’s more beneath the surface… 👀🦷

A failing amalgam restoration with associated crack lines and recurrent cavitation carefully removed under isolation.

Step by step:
▫️ Existing restoration removed
▫️ Crack line assessed and cavity refined
▫️ Air abrasion with 29μm alumina to enhance bond strength and reduce post-op sensitivity
▫️ Matrix placement and wedge adaptation
▫️ Occlusal wall rebuilt with adhesive composite layering
▫️ Final anatomy sculpted and polished for a conservative, biomimetic result

At REfine Dentistry, this is exactly what we love teaching — not just how to place composite, but how to think through the restoration design, crack management, isolation, matrix selection and adhesive protocols that make restorations last.

Posterior composites are never “just a filling” — they are precision dentistry.

Refine the process. Refine the outcome. REfine Dentistry.

19/03/2026

Routine class 1 restoration worflow

▪️Planning a MELIORA Smile Makeover ▪️🟡 Crowding in the lower anterior teeth was causing wear onthe upper front teeth du...
05/03/2026

▪️Planning a MELIORA Smile Makeover ▪️

🟡 Crowding in the lower anterior teeth was causing wear on
the upper front teeth during eating/chewing.

🟡By repositioning the teeth, we achieved a harmonious
balance of protrude and canine guidance.

🟡After straightening the teeth with clear aligners, we enhanced the results with teeth whitening and subtle composite bonding and porcelain veneers.

26/02/2026

Respect the contact. Respect the anatomy. Respect the bond.

✨ Confidence couldn’t wait ✨At just 15, this patient was fed up of waiting on the NHS orthodontic list. Instead of putti...
24/02/2026

✨ Confidence couldn’t wait ✨

At just 15, this patient was fed up of waiting on the NHS orthodontic list. Instead of putting life on hold, we started their smile journey with

🗓️ 32 weeks of treatment
🦷 No extractions
📈 Beautiful alignment and balanced smile
💫 Confidence restored

Early intervention. Minimally invasive. Life-changing results.

If you or your teenager are stuck on a waiting list and want to explore your options, we’re here to help.

📩 DM us to book a consultation
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Daily dentistry - tackling a last tooth direct restorationSimple yet satisfying posterior restoration following .dentist...
19/01/2026

Daily dentistry - tackling a last tooth direct restoration

Simple yet satisfying posterior restoration following .dentistry principles to achieve realisation and high bond strength restoration.

Composite: Asteria flow A3.5, NE and A2B used.

11/01/2026

Refine dentistry posterior is a Two days dedicated to refining how you master posterior composites — from rubber dam to final polish.

This course combines in-depth theory with extensive hands-on practice, focusing on the realities of everyday clinical dentistry —
-       Etching and bonding protocols
-       Immediate dentine sealing
-       Pulp Capping materials and applications
-       Rubber Dam isolation
-       Posterior Morphology: Breakdown step by step
-       Occlusal stamp Technique
-       Fast Modelling technique
-       Cusp by cusp technique
-       Matrixing for class 2 simple and complex.
-       How to Avoid Major common pitfalls: Overhangs, Open contacts, Poor marginal adaptation, negative contacts, Poor proximal contours, Poor Gingival Seal.
-       Walk through different matrix systems and wegdes
-       Deep margin elevation
-       Multi surface composite and direct composite onlays

If you want to elevate your posterior composite game then BOOK before January 15th to make use special early bird offer!

🔗 BOOK VIA LINK IN BIO

https://refinedentistry.co.uk/book-now

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