Textured dental matrix bands and related methods

A method for preparing a tooth for restoration comprising:

• obtaining a dental matrix band having opposing ends and a top edge opposite a bottom edge, the dental matrix band also having opposing sides including an interior side and an exterior side, the interior side being smooth for contact with the surfaces of a tooth requiring restoration, the exterior side having a surface which is at least partially a frictional engagement surface adapted to provide frictional engagement with a dental wedge, the frictional engagement surface of the exterior side being significantly rougher and more abrasive than the interior side,
• positioning the dental matrix band around a tooth requiring restoration with the interior side facing the tooth requiring restoration, and
• inserting a dental wedge into an interproximal space between the tooth requiring restoration and an adjacent tooth such that the dental wedge contacts the frictional engagement surface of the dental matrix band and such that the dental wedge remains in place after insertion to hold the dental matrix band stationary with respect to the tooth requiring restoration.

A method for preparing a tooth for restoration comprising:

• obtaining a dental matrix band having opposing ends and a top edge opposite a bottom edge, the dental matrix band also having opposing sides including an interior side and an exterior side, the interior side being smooth for contact with the surfaces of a tooth requiring restoration, the exterior side having a frictional engagement surface which extends from the bottom edge upward toward the top edge at least one-third of the distance between the bottom edge and the top edge surface, the frictional engagement surface being adapted to provide frictional engagement with a dental wedge, the frictional engagement surface of the exterior side being significantly rougher and more abrasive than the interior side,
• positioning the dental matrix band around a tooth requiring restoration with the interior side facing the tooth requiring restoration, and
• inserting a dental wedge into an interproximal space between the tooth requiring restoration and an adjacent tooth such that the dental wedge contacts the frictional engagement surface of the dental matrix band and such that the dental wedge remains in place after insertion to hold the dental matrix band stationary with respect to the tooth requiring restoration.