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July 26, 2026
Clinical Case: Restoring a fractured incisal margin
with 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative.
/ Clinical Cases / Restoring a fractured incisal margin
July 26, 2026
with 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative.
6-year-old girl came to the practice with her mother having as chief complaint the broken incisal edge on tooth 11. The clinical exam revealed an enamel fracture of the incisal margin and distal angle of right central incisor. It was decided to restore shape, contours and esthetics of the tooth using a direct composite restoration. Freehand direct anterior composite restoration was performed using the finger index technique. 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative was used to restore shape, contours and esthetics. The incisal edge was refined with fine burs. 3M™ Sof-Lex™ Contouring and Polishing Discs, pumice and polishing paste were used for polishing the surface.
Initial situation: horizontal crown fracture involving the incisal margin and distal angle of the right central incisor
Initial situation: lateral view right central incisor
3M™ Sof-Lex™ Contouring and Polishing Discs was used to improve shape and contours
Enamel etching of right central incisor
Bonding enamel surface after etching right central incisor
Bonding surface after application of 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive, right central incisor
Use of 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative, Bright shade to restore shape, contours and esthetics
Free hand direct anterior composite restoration using finger index technique
Polished surface, right central incisor. Sof-Lex disc, pumice and polishing paste were used. The incisal edge was reformed with fine burs
Final outcome, lateral view right central incisor
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