Composite restoration note template

A filling note says which tooth, why, and that you checked the bite. Shade and isolation are part of the record when you did them.

Template

Tooth and surfaces
Reason
Anaesthetic
Caries / existing restoration
Isolation
Liner
Shade
Etch, bond, composite
Occlusion
Contact
Advice
Next visit

A filled-in example

            Tooth and surfaces
UL4 DO

Reason
Secondary caries under a leaking composite. Cold sensitivity for two weeks.

Anaesthetic
Buccal infiltration, articaine.

Caries / existing restoration
Old composite removed. Caries stained dentine removed. Pulp not exposed.

Isolation
Cotton rolls and suction. Rubber dam declined.

Liner
None.

Shade
A2 body, A2 enamel.

Etch, bond, composite
Selective enamel etch. Bond. Incremental composite. Light cured each layer.

Occlusion
Checked in ICP and excursion. High spot removed on the palatal incline.

Contact
Floss passes with resistance.

Advice
Sensitivity possible for a few days. Return if the bite still feels high.
Next visit
Exam recall as planned.
          

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