August, 2013 - Journal of the Academy of General Dentistry, Volume 61 Number 5, Pg. 60Dr. Daniel S. Kim, the founder and inventor of ContacEZ, a leader in manufacturing diamond strips and dental products, has published an article titled "An evaluation and adjustment method for natural proximal contacts of crowns using diamond dental strips: a case report."
In his article, he presents an innovative method of crown seating using diamond strips. Dr. Kim's simple, consistent method makes it easier for clinicians to provide comfortable and long-lasting restorations with minimal time and effort.
The article can be viewed on the ContacEZ website, www.contacez.com/press.php, and the following are excerpts from the article.
The term proximal contact area refers to the area of proximal contour height on the mesial or distal surface of a tooth that touches its adjacent tooth in the same arch.... A properly restored proximal contact should offer passive contact or microscopic clearance that relieves pressure between the proximal contact surfaces of indirect restorations and adjacent teeth.
Adjust the proximal contacts of the glazed crown on the working stone model by passing an ultrafine 0.05 mm diamond strip until the strip encounters light resistance.... This procedure eliminates guesswork about the accuracy of a crown’s proximal contacts.
Thanks to diamond dental strips, laboratory technicians can provide clinicians with consistent indirect restorations that fit properly, and dentists can restore natural proximal contacts and achieve patient comfort and functionality immediately after definitive cementation, with minimal time and effort.
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