In daily practice, composites are the materials most commonly used for restorative dentistry: we use them for preventive seals, micro-invasive restorations, build-ups and complex, direct and indirect restorations in the anterior and posterior sections.
Recent product developments, combined with clinical research into stratification, now make it possible to utilize newly evolved composites with excellent characteristics from a mechanic and aesthetic point of view.
It is, however, a common complaint among colleagues that the techniques of layering seem to be rather complex and it is difficult to make the right colour choice: paradoxically, they say that the appearance on the market of sophisticated materials, designed to give even better results in the medium or long term, only makes it even more difficult to make the correct decision, and takes much more chair time.
In this lecture, the author would like to discuss these topics and make suggestions which aim to give high quality and predictable results every day, both from an aesthetic and clinical point of view with undeniable advantages for ourselves and for our patients.
