[Therapy of Class V cavities]

Despite of the necessity of an increasing primary prevention the therapy of class V cavities will be of greater importance already in the next future. In this review of the literature the indications, advantages, disadvantages as well as the practical procedure for the therapy of cervical lesions with amalgam, metal inlays, composites, glass ionomer cements, porcelain restorations,a nd composite inlays are discussed.