Direct Composite Restoration of Anterior Diastemas With Multidisciplinary Approach

Year 2025, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 718 - 722, 30.09.2025

Simge Meşeli , Sergen Ekenel , Bora Korkut , Dilek Tağtekin

https://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1499354

Abstract

It was aimed to present an illustrative clinical case report with an accurate treatment protocol for the esthetic rehabilitation of a patient through the combination of orthodontic and restorative therapy. After intraoral and radiographic examinations of the patient with no systemic disease, it was revealed that there was a midline spacing between maxillary central incisors. Following orthodontic treatment, direct esthetic partial composite laminate veneers as build-ups for both maxillary incisors were considered. For the restorative procedure, it is planned to restore teeth 12, 13, 22, and 23 with direct universal composite resin. To simulate a natural outlook, the shades DA2, and EA1 (Vittra APS Essential, FGM, Brasil) were decided to be used together as layers. Recalls were arranged for 1 week, 6 months, and 18 months. Restorations were evaluated according to modified USPHS Criteria, 18 months follow- up, there was no evidence of any fracture, surface defect, or discoloration. Composite resin restorations might be considered as a simple treatment option with patient satisfaction in diastema cases. It was thought that the correct positioning of diastemas with orthodontic treatment increases the success of composite restorations.

Keywords

Diastema , composite resin , aesthetic restoration , aesthetics , braces

Ethical Statement

No ethics committee approval was needed.

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