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Pearl 2/9/2025

The wedge trick that fixed my Class II contacts

Was getting open contacts on ~20% of my Class II composites. Tried everything. **The fix:** Place the wedge BEFORE the matrix, not after. Wedge first → then adapt the matrix → then place the ring. Immediate contacts improved. Now maybe 5% need adjustment. Sounds obvious in retrospect, but no one taught me this in school.

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