All Metal and Zirconia Preparations Flashcards
What are the parts of a crown prep?
- Axial wall
- Interproximal wall
- Finish line
- Occlusal anatomy
A full coverage restoration can survive in the biologic environment of the oral cavity only if the margins are…
closely adapted to the surface finish line of the preparation.
The design of the ___________ ________ _______ dictates the shape and bulk of restorative material in the marginal area of the restoration.
preparation finish line
What are the types of finish line designs?
–Knife Edge
–Chamfer (Light and Heavy)
–Shoulder
–Beveled Shoulder
What is the knife edge margin design for?
- full metal crowns only
- especially full Gold crowns
Why is a knife edge margin good for gold crowns?
Due to Gold’s malleability, the margin can be burnished, adapted and polished to a precise fit with this margin design.
What type of bur is used to make the knife edge margin?
flame or needle shaped diamond bur
What type of margin is the most conservation preparation design?
knife edge
What are the disadvantages of knife edge margin?
-Difficult to see finish line in an impression or scan
-Metal can be thin and is susceptible to distortion under heavy occlusal load
-Often leads to an over-bulking of crown material to compensate for thinness along margin
-Easy to miss creating distinct end of finish line and instead axial wall never terminates
To compensate for thin marginal area, labs will _________ crown at margin
overbulk
What are the indications for the use of Knife Edge Margins?
Generally NOT indicated.
-In certain instances like a tipped molar, a knife edge margin is possible to be conservative in an abnormal area.
-Must have an excellent lab technician
What crowns do you use a light chamfer?
Metal Crowns
Zirconia Crowns
What crowns do you use a heavy chamfer?
Ceramic Crowns
Zirconia Crowns
Metal-Ceramic Crowns
How do you make a chamfer margin?
Typically using a round ended diamond bur
Axial depth more than ½ the bur, can create…
lipped edges of the margin which leave unsupported enamel likely to chip or break leaving an open and exposed margin
What are the advantages of a chamfer margin design?
- Chamfer is well suited to Full Metal Crowns and Zirconia Crowns
- Ease of seating crown and placing of crown
- Ease of detecting margin on impression or scan
- If Full Metal, chamfer is easy to wax and cast
- Provides adequate thickness of restoration material at margin area
A light chamfer is ________ mm deep into axial wall
0.3–0.5
What degree of margin does a light chamfer create?
Produces 30 to 45 degree margin with rounded internal angle
What two concepts does a light chamfer combine?
combines knife edge burnish-ability with bulk of material for all metal crowns
A heavy chamfer is ________ mm deep into axial wall
1.0 – 1.2mm (with internal rounded angle)
Heavy Chamfer provides room for _____ ceramic margin
thicker
What type of bur do you use to do a heavy chamfer?
large round ended diamond bur
A shoulder margin design is close to a _____ degree angle
90
What is a shoulder margin design used for?
- Metal Ceramic crowns
- All Ceramic crowns
- sometimes Zirconia Crowns
What is the angle of a modified shoulder margin?
rounded angle
Why is the angle at the axial wall and finish line for a shoulder 90 degrees?
decreases stresses on restoration material
Some Shoulder finish lines can include a bevel at a ________ degree angle
30 – 45
What are shoulder with bevel margins used on?
- Inlays and Onlays
- Metal ceramic crowns
What does the bevel on a shoulder with bevel margin allow for?
adaptability of metal to ensure marginal fit
Significant roughness of preparation finish line can prevent…
close adaptation of crown margin
What can a rough margin cause?
plaque accumulation = recurrent decay
A ____________ margin improved the biomechanical performance of posterior single zirconia crown restorations, which might be attributed to greater thickness and rounded internal angles.
deep chamfer
Which preps allow for better seating: ones with finish lines that allow for good sealing or ones that have poor sealing?
finish lines like shoulder preparations which exhibit poor sealing prior to complete cementation allow good seating whereas margins which seal earlier do not allow escape of cement and do not seat completely
What is a shoulder margin design?
It is the type of tooth preparation in which the finish line forms a 90-degree angle with the unprepared tooth surface