Dr. Shane Harpham is a pediatric dentist and the owner of Sea Smiles Pediatric Dentistry in Bluffton, South Carolina. Dr. Shane and I open a couple craft beers and talk about how to do the perfect class II composite restoration on a primary tooth. Some of the topics we discuss are:
Creating a team and environment to set you up for success
Treatment planning and case selection (composites vs SSCs)
Isolation techniques
Prep design, bonds, and finishing
Glass ionomers and Equia Forte
Areas that Class II restorations frequently fail
The importance of learning from your failures and always trying to improve
