Aesthetic restoration created with composite

The new generation of resin composite materials in combination with modern layering techniques allows today’s practitioners to treat their patients with minimally invasive, highly aesthetic direct restorations. Due to their enhanced properties, these materials produce results that are hardly distinguishable from the natural dentition, especially with regard to colour, which is particularly desirable in anterior teeth.

The new composite IPS Empress Direct enables us to create restorations that are almost invisible to the human eye. The appropriate increment technique together with correct handling of the materials and high-gloss polishing produces predictable, aesthetic results directly in the mouth. Because of its nanohybrid structure, the material can also be used to restore posterior teeth.

IPS Empress Direct materials are available in various levels of opacity, translucency and brightness. By combining the different materials, tooth-like light scattering can be achieved. The working steps of the technique used to place IPS Empress Direct are described in this article.