Figure 1.

Step-by-step documentation of the TACS-technique (‘Template-Aided Composite Shaping’) used for the direct composite vertical bite reconstructions. (a) View of the eroded teeth before treatment; (b) adhesive pretreatment of every second tooth and isolation of the adjacent teeth with Teflon tape to avoid interproximal blocking with composite material; (c) detailed view of the wax-up-based short quadrant template made of transparent acrylic and relined with transparent bite registration material. The template is placed on a heating plate to preheat the composite inside the template; (d) template, filled with uncured composite, positioned on the tooth arch; (e) composite build-ups of teeth 15 and 17 after pre-finishing; (f) completely reconstructed occlusal surfaces of teeth 15–17 after finishing and polishing.