Shaping and fine working of restorations necessitated by cervical lesions, abrasions at the necks of teeth, or root surface caries can often be arduous to complete. As an example of a facilitated trimming and simplified finishing technique for cervical restorations, the use of tissue-protective finishing diamonds to adapt a Class V Type II glass-polyalkenoate (ionomer) cement restoration is demonstrated. Because of their noncutting guiding tips, these safe-ended diamond instruments can ehlp prevent discontinuous and nonanatomic contouring of restorations. In additiion, these special instruments allow a less traumatic working procedure in areas of marginal gingiva.