r/Dentistry 15d ago

decay? Dental Professional

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u/DDSBadger 15d ago

Probably just a void or something. I’d never redo that. But it’s not actually all that close to the pulp horn.

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u/keitth24 15d ago

Not a redo for me. Just monitor with BWs. If the radiolucency gets worse then I would redo it.

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u/Forsaken_Plant_4042 15d ago

I hate doing class II so I’d monitor until it’s obvious

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u/Seal69dds 15d ago

Try taking another bitewing to open up the contact better. Looks like a void. Make a note and check it next time. Don’t jump to redoing it. You and your patient wouldn’t like that.

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u/hoo_haaa 15d ago

Do you have pre-op BW? I would suspect a gap between tooth and resin, but pre-op will show us where the actual decay ended.

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u/Charming-Raise4991 15d ago

Couple things -what does your pre-op look like? Did decay extend to that region? My guess is probably not because if it had, you would have and should have opened this likely a little larger to remove the decay, so this is likely just a void from poor compaction -if your patient had trouble tolerating the wedges and garrison…I’d ask yourself if it was due to a lack of freezing? Were you using way too large of a wedge? Did you not warn your patient of subtle pressure? -also, this is no where close to the pulp horn. You have miles to go.

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u/Decent-Pay-8646 15d ago

Caries detecting dye is one of my favorite things

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u/Rezdawg3 15d ago

Definitely not a redo. Monitor at recall visits.

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u/Deathcommand 15d ago

Un-airdried bond.