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Dr. DiTolla’s<br />
CLINICAL TIPS<br />
PRODUCT........ Triodent V3 Sectional Matrix System<br />
SOURCE........... Ultradent Products Inc. (South Jordan, Utah)<br />
888-230-1420, www.ultradent.com<br />
Because I practice inside of a dental laboratory, I<br />
typically only do direct restorations when they are<br />
adjacent to other indirect restorations I am placing.<br />
I was introduced to this sectional matrix system while<br />
I was testing BruxZir ® inlays and found myself doing<br />
only inlay preps for a month. While I was able to<br />
rationalize that it was OK when I nicked an adjacent<br />
tooth while dropping the proximal box and extending<br />
it buccolingually, a fellow dentist told me about the<br />
WedgeGuard interproximal tooth shield, which is an<br />
integral part of the V3 Matrix. WedgeGuard is the<br />
standard Wave-Wedge interproximal wedge with a<br />
metal protector attached to it. Place the WedgeGuard<br />
between the teeth and prep the tooth safely with the<br />
metal protector in place. After you finish the prep,<br />
you simply grab the metal protector and pull it out<br />
with the wedge still in place. Then you place your<br />
matrix, place the V3 Ring, and place and cure the<br />
composite. Genius! Go to exclusive U.S. distributor<br />
Ultradent’s YouTube page to view an animation of<br />
the system in action.<br />
Dr. DiTolla’s Clinical Tips11
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