Dental matrix for restoring a tooth

A dental matrix for use over a tooth area of a patient in restoring a tooth of the patient comprising:

• an occlusal ring configured to biasly fit over the tooth area of the patient, said occlusal ring being substantially omega-shaped with two terminus ends, one of said ends configured to terminate adjacent a buccal surface of the tooth area and said other end configured to terminate adjacent a lingual surface of the tooth area;
• a pair of arms each having a distal and a proximal end, said proximal ends respectively connected to each of said two terminus ends, said pair of arms each configured to extend in a first direction away from and perpendicular to said terminus ends and curving in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction at said distal ends towards the tooth;
• and
• an engager respectively connected to each of said distal ends of said arms, said engager each configured for respectively engaging said buccal and lingual surfaces of the tooth;
• wherein the pair of arms extend below a gingival line of the patient when the dental matrix is set over the tooth area of the patient.