before and after
November 11, 2024
Dr. Gunnar Reich, DDS

Clinical Case: Selective-etch adhesive bonding of an IPS e.max® CAD partial crown

Using 3M™ RelyX™ Universal Resin Cement and 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive.

About the Case

A 52-year-old female patient presented with a large composite filling and a fractured cusp on the endotontically treated tooth 26. The tooth was restored with a lithium disilicate glass ceramic partial crown cemented with 3M™ RelyX™ Universal Resin Cement and 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive in the selective-etch adhesive technique.


Learn more about the products used in this clinical case

Tooth close-up of inital situation

Initial situation and preparation.

HF etching of bonding surface and priming with  3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive as silane on tooth piece

HF etching of bonding surface and priming with 3M™ Scotchbond™ Universal Plus Adhesive as silane.

Teeth close-up with new tooth part inplemented

Seated partial crown with cement excess.

Tack-cure of cement excess.

Tack-cure of cement excess.

Excess clean-up with scaler.

Excess clean-up with scaler.

Teeth close-up from above, final situation

Final situation.

Teeth close-up buccal view.

Final situation buccal view.

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