COMBATING COMPOSITE STICKINESS by Dr. John Kanca III, DMD

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3/6/2017

Ever place a layer of composite, have it exactly where you want it, only to have it stick to your instrument and ruin your expert placement?  I have.  It is a exasperating waste of time.  To avoid this frustration many doctors dip their instrument in their light-cured bonding agent to act as a lubricant.  This certainly eliminates the stickiness but leaves a layer of light-cured bonding resin within your restorations, ultimately weakening the final restoration and potentially leading to marginal staining or excess flash or build up of light-cured bonding resin on your restoration.  Below are several examples of the downside of using a light-cured bonding resin to help sculpt composite restorations.

 

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