Attachment Templates
Bonding a button when there is insufficient clinical crown height
Low clinical crown height, common in mixed dentition, can make button placement difficult. There are a few workarounds, and where they do not work the case needs clinical review. What to try Use the smallest available button. The head only needs to ...
Can I cut the attachment template in half?
No. Cutting the template shifts the positional reference of the anterior attachments, which causes misplacement and tracking failure. This holds even if you cut at a premolar boundary. If seating is difficult Use the two material technique, a ...
Composite sticking to the attachment template on removal
This is almost always flowable composite used on its own, or overcuring. Switch to a heavier composite and use the layering technique. What to change Switch to a heavily filled composite. Use the layering technique: a flowable base in the window, ...
Recommended composite material for attachment placement
Use a heavily filled composite in a translucent shade. Flowable composite on its own has too little body, is difficult to control, produces flash and sticks to the template on removal. Materials 3M Filtek Bulk Fill or Filtek Supreme in a translucent ...