ESTHETIC RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY WITH COMPOSITES

Introduction: Smile is determining feature of face and it also predicts the attractiveness and need for esthetics thus will motivate patients to seek dental treatment. Re-establishing a patient’s lost dental esthetic appearance is one of the most important and challenging task of contemporary dentistry. Every patient wants a functional , healthy and esthetically appealing smile. Immense improvements have taken place in response to growing demand of patients for esthetics and the consequent demand of clinician for materials with similar optical characteristics to those of the natural teeth. Recent advancement in resin composite display a wide variety of color and effects, which helps in different combination of translucence and opacities . With these improvements, interventions with composite resins have made possible the reestablishment of specific and individual details existing in the natural dentition. Aim of work: In this study , the aim was to understand the advancement in aesthetic dentistry using composite restoration which includes direct , indirect resin veneer technique. Materials and methods: This review is comprehensive search of PUBMED, MEDLINE, and, EMBASE from year 1993 to 2014. The following search items were used: direct composite, Indirect Composite, shade matching, shade guides, material selection, placement and layering techniques. Conclusion: Composite resin serves as esthetic alternative to amalgam and cast restorations. When compare to ceramic restoration with a disadvantage of being expensive , brittle , prone to fracture and can produce wear with opposite natural teeth , composite restoration becomes the next best option for providing appropriate esthetics and provide proper form and contour of lost structure of tooth in any form , in a visit or two. Keywords: Esthetic restorative dentistry, direct composite , Indirect Composite, shade matching, shade guide