09/04/2026
Wonder what I see?
You have perfectly aligned pictures as well as my loupe camera footage 🫶🏻
Patient finished ortho and asked to change an old composite in single central lower incisor.
What I see: wobbly midline, some enamel missing on adjacent incisors, old discolored composite.
What I do: numb, isolate, slowly remove composite with discs + Aquacare.
I find a hipoplastic tooth that was prepped prior restoration. What I see is a super opaque dentine.
I etch, dry, bond.
Start building interproximals first, cover with more chromatic opaque compo the core, mamelons, some opalescence, white opaque effects to blend with surrounding area and enamel layer on top.
Tooth is tiny - I don’t have space to layer too much, but I do my best to blend with super opaque core at the same time toning it down.
Result is a bit too high in value, but looks perfect for patient 🫶🏻
How did I do?
Tune - my Uber soundtrack getting to London City from airport 🎧