Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

1Department of Conservative Dentistry, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
2University of Naples Federic II, Naples, Italy, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Introduction: One of the main problems in esthetic dentistry is closing diastema between teeth with a direct technique without creating the black triangle (gingival embrasure lacking papilla). Black triangle will ruin the patients' smile and is not desirable. Composite resin used to close diastema should have adequate convexity from gingivo-incisal direction to avoid this problem. Various techniques have been introduced to close diastema, some of which are time-consuming or cannot provide proper contour. Case report: This article describes a case in which diastema between two teeth was closed with direct composite resin with minimum amount of time. Although closing diastema with direct composite depends on operator skill in most part, this technique is probably less dependent on operator skill compared to other techniques. Conclusion: Closing diastema between anterior teeth with composite resin with direct technique is conservative and timesaving, and the presented technique which provides adequate contour can be carried out very easily by many dental practitioners.

Key words: Diastema, Anterior teeth, Direct composite.

Corresponding author: Abdulgani Azzaldeen, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine, Email: abdulganiazzaldeen@gmail.com

This article may be cited as: Azzaldeen A, Muhamad AH.  Diastema Closure with Direct Composite: Architectural Gingival Contouring. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2015;3(1):134-139.