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Although the Closing Gap Technique has been proposed to improve marginal adaptation in cervical restorations, evidence supporting its medium- to long-term clinical performance is limited. The aim of this case report was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the Closing Gap Technique in the restoration of carious and non-carious cervical lesions. Materials and Methods: Two patients presenting with cervical lesions were treated using the Closing Gap Technique. One case involved carious cervical lesions, while the second included multiple non-carious cervical lesions. Restorations were performed following an enamel-anchored incremental layering protocol with resin composite. Clinical evaluations were conducted at 8 years (case #1) and 2 years (case #2) post-treatment, respectively. Results: Both cases demonstrated favorable clinical outcomes at follow-up. The restorations exhibited good marginal integrity, satisfactory esthetics, absence of marginal discoloration, no secondary caries, and no signs of debonding. The only minor defect observed was slight chipping of one of the restorations. Conclusions: Within the limitations of this case report, the Closing Gap Technique showed stable and predictable medium- and long-term clinical performance, supporting its use as a viable restorative approach for managing cervical lesions in daily clinical practice.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/dj14010013","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,2]],"date-time":"2026-01-02T09:18:56Z","timestamp":1767345536000},"page":"13","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinical Management of Cervical Restorations with Closing Gap Technique: A Follow-Up of Two Cases"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2124-9772","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alexander","family":"Bonchev","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"5505","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-025-88201-2","article-title":"24-Month Clinical Evaluation of Cervical Restorations Bonded Using Radio-Opaque Universal Adhesive Compared to Conventional Universal Adhesive in Carious Cervical Lesions: A Randomized Clinical Trial","volume":"15","author":"Dawoud","year":"2025","journal-title":"Sci. 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