%0 Artículo (Article) %A de Castro Pereira, Alana %I Universidad Santo Tomás Seccional Bucaramanga %D 2019 %G Español (Spanish) %T Incremental stratification with composite resin: reproduction of optical effects in restoration class IV %U http://hdl.handle.net/11634/18780 %X The aim of this article is to discuss the clinical protocol used in the accomplishment of aesthetic restorations, with a clinical case report demonstrating the technique of incremental stratification in composite resin for the construction of optical effects in a Class IV restoration. Reproducing the dental characteristics present in the incisal third of the upper central incisors can be an aesthetic challenge for the dentist. The professional needs to have knowledge of the insertion techniques of the different resin layers in order to guarantee dental optical mimicry. In addition there is a wide range of composites that have different degrees of opacity, chroma, saturation and opalescent effect, which, together with operator training, aim to guarantee clinical success in reproducing such dental characteristics. The result will depend on the judicious sequence of steps involved from the diagnosis to the finishing and polishing steps.