GV BLACK CLASSIFICATION

CLASS I
○ Pit and fissure
○ Lingual pits in anteriors
○ Most commonly seen in mandibular 1st molars Because 1st erupting tooth ー highest time of exposure

CLASS 2 PROXIMAL OF PMS AND MOLARS
○ Commonly seen below the contact area

CLASS 3 Proximal of anterior tooth
○ Restorative preference ー composite
○ Exception in Distal aspect of canine ー amalgam
○ Reason ー mesial migration of posterior tooth

CLASS 4 PROXIMAL + INCISAL OF ANTERIOR

CLASS 5 CERVICAL ASPECT

CLASS 6 INCISAL EDGE + CUSP TIP
○ Amalgam shoeing / cusp capping
○ Thickness of amalgam in complex amalgam restoration in cusp tip area 2 - 3 mm.
○ The thickness of amalgam 1.5 – 2 mm.