Indirect restorations are indicated in cases where the tooth tissue has been subjected to considerable loss caused by caries. However, it has been observed that the dentoalveolar compensation formed due to long-time caries or non-caries tooth damage can lead to limited inter-occlusal space and diminished clinical crown height, rendering the indirect restoration highly challenging. Current literature provides a small number of cases, recommending utilization of Dahl’s method for caries-destructed teeth. This clinical case report is aimed at elaborating a Dahl method as a minimally invasive technique for the management of a 24 year-old male patient with insufficient restorative space caused by dentoalveolar compensation following 3 years of untreated carious posterior tooth.
Keywords:- carious tooth
- Dahl method
- dentoalveolar compensation
- indirect restoration
- interocclusal space