Ep. 787 - Clinical Pearls for Esthetic Composite Dentistry: Material Selection, Cutback Technique, Occlusion and More
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Dr. Tiffani Dunn discusses her approach to esthetic composite dentistry, focusing on material selection and techniques for achieving natural-looking results.
How do you know when a universal composite is truly enough — and when you need to layer, tint, or cut back to achieve a result that lasts and looks natural? This episode delivers a frank, operatory-level conversation about direct composite dentistry from someone who does it every day in a biomimetic, rubber-dam-isolated practice. Dr. Tiffani Dunn is a DMD and AAACD Accredited cosmetic dentist — a distinction held by fewer than 400 dentists worldwide — who graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 2009. She maintains a full-time private practice in Kailua Kona, Hawaii focused on interdisciplinary care and cosmetic dentistry. Dr. Dunn is a Visiting Faculty member at Magne Education in Beverly Hills, an Ambassador for Dental Advisor, a Kois Graduate, a Key Opinion Leader for Ivoclar, and an author and lecturer with deep roots in biomimetic and adhesive dentistry. In this episode, Dr. Dunn shares how her approach to direct composite has shifted toward biomimetic principles over the past decade, why she relies on rubber dam isolation for virtually every restoration, and how she navigates material selection between universal and traditional layering composites. The conversation…
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