Category: Procedure | Difficulty: Intermediate | Priority: Core | Subcategory: Restorative Problem
A deficient or absent interproximal contact between adjacent teeth, allowing food impaction and increasing risk of caries and periodontal disease.
A gap between neighboring teeth where there should be contact, causing food to get stuck.
[[proximal contact; food impaction; interproximal caries]]
Common lab quality-control check point; can occur from improper matrix placement during direct restoration.
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