[Diastema closure with composite resin using a new direct technique: a case report]

ABSTRACT

One of the main problems in esthetic dentistry is closing diastema between teeth with a direct technique without creating the black triangle [gingival embrasure lacking papilla]. Black triangle will ruin the patients' smile and is not desirable. Composite resin used to close diastema should have adequate convexity from gingivo-incisal direction to avoid this problem. Various techniques have been introduced to close diastema, some of which are time-consuming or cannot provide proper contour. This article describes a case in which diastema between two teeth was closed with direct composite resin with minimum amount of time. Although closing diastema with direct composite depends on operator skill in most part, this technique is probably less dependent on operator skill compared to other techniques. Closing diastema between anterior teeth with composite resin with direct technique is conservative and timesaving, and the presented technique which provides adequate contour can be carried out very easily by many dental practitioners