Technique for temporizingOnlay preparations

Recurrent decay under Mercury Amalgam fillingBroken cusp – indicates Porcelain onlay restoration

Fracture isbelow thegingival

level

Diode laser used for gingivoplasty

Filled in the missing cusp with light curedblock out material: Ultradent

Temporary matrix button softened with heat. Eithera butane flame or hot water may be used.

Crown matrix – Advantage Dental 800-388-6319Turns clear and soft when heated

roll the softened matrix into a ball with wet glove.Adapt it over the tooth starting on lingual and slowlyAdapt over the occlusal and on to buccal

Cooling it with air water spray hardens the matrix.Paint the underside with Tempglaze or similar glaze

Mark the Buccal with an X or tooth number usingSharpie marker pen to help orient it later

Finished preparation for porcelain onlay

EZ Temp from Cosmodent

EZ Temp used to block out undercut areas only

Light cure EZ Temp

Fill the matrix form with Integrity and also flow some of it directly into the prep to cover the prep

Note the X on the buccal

Remove the form 3 minutes from the momentIntegrity dispensing started

Minimal flash to clean up

Temporary restoration is coronoplastied and Margins cleaned up. Any void may be filled in with flowable composite resin.

Temporary restoration 2 – 3 weeks later

Temporary restoration 2 – 3 weeks later

Onlay restoration on model

Final restorationdelivered.No open contacts.