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TIP 14: Fibre-Reinforced Com- posite Dentistry (Figs 5, 6 ,7) I strongly advocate dentists to learn about fibres in dentistry. I use the everStick range of fibres for numerous minimally invasive procedures including: • Periodontal splinting • Fixed retainers after orthodontic treatment • Replacing a missing incisor, premolar or molar tooth (stud ies show success rates of over 10 years) • Extraction of a tooth, resecting the apical portion of the root and splinting it to the adjacent teeth in the mouth • Making a custom fitting fibre post, which is then used to make a bonded composite core, before crown preparation • Reinforcement of large compos ite direct restorations Have a look at my practice website at www.smiledesignb- yash.co.uk/general-dentistry/ fibreglass_dentistry and also the website www.sticktech.com. TIP 15: Customised Composite Shade Tab (Fig 8) It is a good idea to purchase a blank shade tab that GC make, which can then be used to make a customised shade tab with the dif- ferent colours of composites you have in your composite kit. This will allow accurate shade match- ing ability when doing more demanding anterior composite build-ups using the layering tech- nique. My preferred composite products I use in practice are G-aenial for the anterior teeth and Kalore for the posterior teeth. Have a look at www.gceurope. com to find out more about these composite products, as well the very good App that GC have developed to help den- tists in complex anterior build ups using the layering technique. TIP 16: Use of Luxacore (DMG), Luxabond (DMG) and EverStick Posts (Sticktech) to do a bonded Post/Core build up (Figs 9, 10) I use everStick Posts (0.9mm and 1.2mm fibres) to anatomically adapt the flexible fibres in the pre- pared root canal after the root fill- ing. Root canals are never circular in cross section, which is why this technique is superior than using pre-fabricated fibre posts, which are circular in cross section. I use Luxabond as the bonding system, and Luxacore to cement the post and build up the core simultane- ously. The tooth can then be pre- pared minutes later. The whole clinical technique can be viewed on a video (part of a series) on my Academy website at http://www. theacademybyash.co.uk/Clinical- Cases-Videos/porcelain-veneers- prep-videos.html. TIP 17: Composite Veneers (Figs 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) Fig 9 Fig 10 Fig 12 Fig 11 Fig 13 Fig 14 Fig 16 Fig 15 Fig 17 Fig 18 October 29 - November 4, 201218 United Kingdom EditionComment page 17DTß Fig 5 Fig 6 Fig 7 Fig 8