The Class III posterior composite restoration
Lacy, A.M.
Dentistry Today 21(3): 80
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 8750-2186 PMID: 11915224 Document Number: 550421
This conservative method of restoring proximal carious lesions in posterior teeth is not offered as an "alternative" to more familiar methods. Rather, in the author's view, anyone who embraces the philosophy of "minimal invasion" and respects the preservation of sound tooth structure should first consider a class III composite resin restoration for aesthetic treatment of proximal caries in posterior teeth before using any other more aggressive or complex cavity design. In the practice of conservative dentistry, the author feels that the conventional class II approach is the less desirable alternative.