Dental restoration system

A method for dental restoration, comprising the steps of providing a dental restoration system comprising:

• a wedge comprising three sections:
• a handle section, a middle section extending from the handle section, and an end tail section on the opposite side of the middle section,
• wherein the end tail section is configured and sized to be positioned between adjacent teeth;
• the middle section is defined by a center section with two arms extending therefrom in opposite directions, and a matrix band configured to have two ends thereof attached to the two corresponding arms of the wedge for securing the matrix band to the wedge;
• wherein the matrix band is bent in half to form two halves joined on one end thereof and connected to both sides of the dental wedge on the other end thereof, and
• wherein the matrix band is configured to expand the two halves thereof from a closed bonded position next to the end tail section of the wedge to an open diamond-shaped position away from the end tail section of the wedge upon breaking a bond between the halves,
• wherein the matrix band is sized to allow placing a matrix ring inside a diamond-shaped internal space between the two halves of the matrix bond to secure the wedge and the matrix band adjacent to a tooth in need of repair,
• inserting the matrix band perpendicular to the biting/occlusal surface of the tooth or teeth identified for repair by lowering the matrix band down between the teeth;
• and pushing the matrix band and the end tail section of the wedge between the teeth;
• breaking the bond and deforming the matrix band into the open diamond-shaped position with the two halves deformed away from each other;
• wherein the step of placing a dental matrix ring further comprises a step of placing a dental matrix ring over the matrix band inside the diamond-shaped space between the two halves of the matrix band with tips of the ring aligned inside or outside the matrix band.

A method for dental restoration comprising the steps of:

• providing a matrix band bent in half and forming two halves of the matrix band,
• the matrix bend attached to an end tail section of a wedge;
• pre-bending the matrix band into a diamond like shape before inserting between the teeth;
• and flattening the matrix band again before insertion between the teeth;
• inserting the matrix band perpendicular to the biting/occlusal surface of the tooth or teeth identified for repair by lowering the matrix band down between the teeth;
• and pushing the matrix band and the end tail section of the wedge between the teeth;
• deforming the matrix band into the open diamond-shaped position with the two halves deformed away from each other;
• and
• placing a dental matrix ring over the matrix band with tips of the ring aligned inside or outside the matrix band.