Cavity Preparation* Flashcards
Advantages and disadvantages to direct and indirect restorations?
Direct: - quick - one operator - simpler - cheaper Indirect: - increased fit - better margins - less shrinkage - better aesthetically
Main reasons for teeth restoration?
Caries
Non-carious tooth substance loss
Failed restorations
Aesthetics
Aims of restorations - step 1/2?
Step 1: remove diseased tissues
Step 2: restore integrity, function and appearance of tooth
Describe the restorative cycle?
A cycle which indicates the possible outcome for teeth
Main reasons for dental caries?
Plaque - from digestion of glucose to produce acid
Diet - affects pH
Caries - minimal intervention technique - definition?
The aim of restorations are to be minimally invasive and mainly preventative rather than reactionary.
Also, to identify and control aetiological factors and stabilise.
Types of non-carious tooth substance loss?
Attrition - tooth on tooth
Abrasion - wear
Erosion - chemical
Abfraction - functional (V/C shaped)
Main aim for cavity preparation?
Removal of infected dentine
Sealing dentinal tubules
Micro-preparation technique - what is involved?
Reduced size of instruments and size
Magnification necessary
Atraumatic restorative treatment technique - what is involved?
Hand excavation then restored with adhesive material
Nervous patients
Doesn’t removal all caries
The stages of treatment - Identify? Prevent? Restore? Maintenance?
Identify:
- history, examination, detection, radiographs and aetiological factors
Prevent:
- lesion type, patient susceptibility and proposed action
Restore:
- decide on productive treatment
Maintenance:
- susceptibility related and recall variable
Advantages of minimally invasive technique?
Less unexpected exposure of the pulp
Less pulp stress
Also, repair and refurbish where possible
Repair and refurbish technique - dependent upon? what is involved?
Depend: Patient wish History Caries risk Marginal defects existing Involved: - polishing, recontouring margin, or small replacement
Factors which affect the life of a restoration?
Caries risk Cavity size Cavity Ste Operator skill Trauma Lifestyle
Factors for failure of restorations?
Secondary caries Tooth wear Pulpal problems Trauma Fracture Ditching Defective contact Defective margins Aesthetics Lack retention
Secondary caries - cause failure?
Caries at margin
Gap left in restoration allowing food and bacteria to accumulate, and no cleaning potential leading to caries
Tooth wear - cause failure?
From attrition or erosion
Lose attachment
Pulpal problems - cause failure?
Causes pain
Direct or infection
Needs RCT or extraction
Trauma - cause failure?
Loss of restoration through force
Fracture - cause failure?
Incorrect placement
Material too thin
Tooth sections too thin
Occlusion
Ditching - cause failure?
At tooth-amalgam interface
Due to creep or corrosion
Plaque retentive -> 2nd caries
Defective contact - cause failure?
Food packing
Recurrent caries
Aesthetics - cause failure?
Look bad, replaced
Poor margins - cause failure?
Plaque retention, food trapping, recurrent caries and perio disease
Lack retention - cause failure?
Nothing to attach to
Break off
During cavity prep - what happens to the dentinal tubules?
Insult the pulp leads to increased inflamm cell infiltrate
Prep leads to smear layer which occludes dentinal tubules with bacteria, collagen slurry and hydroxyapatite