Clinical tip: How to place and remove sectional matrices more easily

Feb. 22, 2021
Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz has a clinical tip to share—a dental product that helps with her composite restorations and makes life easier.

Whenever I have a schedule filled with composites—especially posterior restorations—I find that my dental day is crazy.

I recently found a dental product that helps me place and remove sectional matrices easily. In fact, it makes my whole day go more smoothly and my clinical outcomes more successful.

Listen to more in this video and join us on the DentistryIQ.com Facebook page, where we’ll be discussing this and more. All clinical tips are welcome, so give us your input!

Editor’s note: This video first appeared in Through the Loupes newsletter, a publication of the Endeavor Business Media Dental Group. Read more articles at this link and subscribe here.

Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD, is the chief editor of DentistryIQ and editorial codirector of Through the Loupes. Based in Salem, Massachusetts, Dr. Maragliano-Muniz began her clinical career as a dental hygienist. She went on to attend Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where she earned her doctorate in dental medicine. She then attended the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dental Medicine, where she became board-certified in prosthodontics. Dr. Maragliano-Muniz owns a private practice, Salem Dental Arts, and lectures on a variety of clinical topics. You may contact her at [email protected].