Class V Amalgam Restoration
Hand instruments (A: Hoe; B: Wedelstadt chisel) may be used to finish all cavosurface margins.  Be careful to avoid creating sharp corners in the outline form that will prevent complete condensation of amalgam at the cavosurface margin.
A 1/2 Hollenbeck carver (#3) is recommended for carving the facial contours.  Preserve the integrity of the cavosurface margins by always resting some portion of the instrument on tooth structure
FINISH OF WALLS
CARVING THE CLASS V AMALGAM
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Class V, page 4