The Putty Index Technique for Anterior Tooth Fracture Restoration: A Case Report

Traumatic injuries of anterior teeth can seriously affect a person's smile, which contributes significantly to an individual's overall personality and sense of self. Hence, various efforts have been made over the years to develop techniques that enable clinicians to replicate the natural tooth anatomy while being practical enough to allow its use in clinical practice. The putty index technique helps to make significant progress in achieving such goals by forming a template against which composite material can be placed for restoration of various modalities - in this case, Ellis class I and II. The prepared index replicates the palatal anatomy of the wax build-up done on the patient's cast. This reduces the chair time while improving the predictability of the final restoration.