Contemporary Cosmetic Dentistry – Part I: Closing Black Triangles
In part 1 of this 4 part series sponsored by SDI, Susan McMahon, DMD, talks about growing patient awareness of black triangles and how she likes to use Luna 2 composite from SDI when closing them, a service she and her patients love. [3 Minutes]
Video Transcript
Hi there, I'm Dr. Susan McMahon. I'm a clinician from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
It is amazing how people are so informed about cosmetic procedures these days. People are requesting more and more and more cosmetics. I've seen it 10 times more than 5 years ago, and younger people are requesting cosmetics too, and I think a lot of that is driven by social media.
People are out there comparing themselves to influencers and celebrities and people that have really had a lot of work done. And they're coming to us to seek out cosmetic care. And it's been it's been a wild ride. People now come in the door and say I want veneers. They also come in the door really frequently and say things like, "I have black triangles in my teeth." And that's a newer phenomenon that people know what black triangles are. And we're seeing a huge uptick in clear aligner treatment. And because of that, we all know that 40% of clear aligner treatment in adults results in black triangles, so people know what they are. And they're coming in and asking us to restore them. And that's one of my favorite things to restore, because it's a really pretty easy procedure to do. And closing black triangles can be a huge WOW factor for the patient and a big practice builder too, because so many people know about them. So many people are talking about them. And once you fix it, people are out there telling them, "Look, I don't have that black space in my teeth anymore." And you can do it really easily.
There's a lot of great techniques out to do it. I know there's the clear mylar band technique, and I use a technique where we use a section matrix band, a metal section matrix band that's really simple and cost effective and beautiful results. I like to use the Luna 2 composite because it's just just a right the right opacity to close that dark triangle and the handling is so beautiful for it. Of course the finishing is nice too. And it comes with a compatible flowable. You know the Luna Flow, you get a little void on the lingual. You can just put your little bit of flow material in there. Smooth it out with a brush and give it a cure.
