COMPARISON BETWEEN THE SEQUENTIAL AND SIMULTANEOUS APPROACHES FOR THERESTORATION OF ADJACENT PROXIMAL CAVITIES

The clinical situation in which several proximal carious lesions have to be treated is frequently encountered. The need to provide a cost-ef fective and time-effective treatment often compels the clinician to pe rform multiple adjacent proximal restorations simultaneously, at the s ame treatment session. Alternatively, such treatments may be performed sequentially in successive sessions. The different possible treatment modalities and their clinical sequel are described. Examination of th e clinical results suggests that the preferred restorative procedure i s the sequential one, enabling an optimal restoration of the original anatomical form, which is important for the proper health and function of the teeth and the surrounding periodontal tissues.