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Clinical Case: Restoring function with 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative
Using 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative, and 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive.
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September 29, 2025
Using 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative, and 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive.
25-year-old female otherwise healthy presented with chief complaint: “I wake up with tension around the masseters (dental student) and sore face/feeling puffy”. Exam revealed muscle discomfort and marked wear of the mandibular canines. Diagnosis: muscle spasm due to loss of canine guidance. Decided to additively correct the wear and reestablish proper guidance.
After completion and one week follow up patient reported having all discomfort subsided and a “more relaxed feeling”.
Initial situation
Significant wear of the lower right canine
Significant wear of the lower left canine
Rubber dam isolation of the lower right canine
Rubber dam isolation of the lower left canine
Use of 3M™ Sof-Lex™ Contouring and Polishing Disc to improve shape and contours
Etch and bond procedure
Finished lower right canine
Finished lower left canine
Verifying function (disclusion)
Verifying function (disclusion)
Final result
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