25/11/2025
Patients: “Doc, it’s just a tiny filling.”
Me: “Sure… let’s have a look.”
Tooth: surprises, plot twists, and a villain hiding under the old amalgam. 🤦♂️
This one had:
⚠️ Subgingival secondary caries
⚠️ Deep Class II
⚠️ Gingiva gatekeeping the margin
⚠️ A matrix band that needed emotional support
Tools used to save the day:
⚡ Laser troughing
🛡 Rubber dam
🎨 Layered composite technique
🦷 Functional anatomy (because contacts matter!)
1-year follow-up: Stable, sealed, and definitely not ‘just a small filling.’Patients: “Doc, it’s just a tiny filling.”
Me: “Sure… let’s have a look.”
Tooth: surprises, plot twists, and a villain hiding under the old amalgam. 🤦♂️
This one had:
⚠️ Subgingival secondary caries
⚠️ Deep Class II
⚠️ Gingiva gatekeeping the margin
⚠️ A matrix band that needed emotional support
Tools used to save the day:
⚡ Laser troughing
🛡 Rubber dam
🎨 Layered composite technique
🦷 Functional anatomy (because contacts matter!)
1-year follow-up: Stable, sealed, and definitely not ‘just a small filling.’