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There are numerous materials that are used as temporaries for inlay and onlay preparations while the permanent restoration is being made. This article looks at 2 types of temporary materials that were placed into inlay or onlay preparations by student dentists: a methylmethacrylate acrylic material (DuraLay Inlay Pattern Resin) and a visible light-cured (VLC) periodontal surgical dressing (Barricaid). The resilience and effectiveness of both products are compared and evaluated for use as temporary restorations in inlay or onlay preparations. The study found that use of the VLC periodontal dressing material offers a novel technique for a quick and efficient method to provide a temporary restoration for various inlay and onlay preparations.

Traditional approaches to fabricating indirect restorations involve a number of tedious steps, all of which open the possibility of error. Computer-generated technologies eliminate much of the tedium and inaccuracies, enabling practitioners to prepare and place permanent, esthetically-pleasing indirect restorations in one patient visit. New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) successfully introduces its pre-doctoral students to one of these technologies (the CEREC (R) CAD/CAM unit) during their second year of schooling and continuing throughout the course of the program. This paper is to describe NYUCD's approach to training in CAC/CAM technology and the benefits of this approach

When faced with the need for emergency replacement of anterior teeth, the problem for dentists and their patients is how can lost teeth be replaced quickly? Laboratory-fabricated replacement appliances require significant time and expense, not to mention an extended period, during which the patient remains edentulous. This report describes a procedure to construct an immediate, low-cost replacement for one or more missing anterior teeth-one that requires no laboratory time. The resulting appliance is meant only as a stop gap and does not support chewing; but it does offer an esthetically pleasing, removable prosthesis that provides phonetic and lip support during the short time necessary to fabricate and place a permanent prosthesis.