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February 9, 2026
Clinical Case: Tooth vs. Fork with 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative
Using 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative.
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February 9, 2026
Using 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative.
This patient presented with a class IV fracture on a maxillary central incisor because of the dreaded “bit down on the tine of a fork” excuse! The patient is young, healthy and caries free. She has a fairly neutral value on her teeth and was somewhere between an A2 and B2 on the Vita shade guide. The Natural shade of 3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative was used, and the patient was satisfied with the final result!
Pre-op presentation of a class IV fracture from biting on a fork
A rubber dam is applied, and a bevel is prepared in the enamel
A matrix is applied to the tooth and the tooth is etched with 35% phosphoric acid, then rinsed and dried
3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive is applied and scrubbed into the tooth, and then air thinned
The adhesive is light cured for 10 seconds
3M™ Filtek™ Easy Match Universal Restorative Natural Shade is applied to the tooth and then shaped
Filtek Easy Match Universal Restorative is cured for 10 seconds
The restoration is finished with 3M™ Sof-Lex™ Finishing and Polishing Discs
The restoration is polished with 3M™ Sof-Lex™ Polishing Diamond Spirals
The occlusion is checked and adjusted
Our final restoration
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