Clinical Skills Flashcards
Describe the 520 bur
Friction grip diamond Rosehead bur 0.8 mm diameter
Describe the 544 bur
Friction grip diamond domed tip bur for occlusal cavities
3 mm length and 1 mm diameter
Describe the 554 bur
Friction grip diamond tapered bur for occlusal reduction and bevel cusps in crown prep. Flat end
Describe the 555 bur
Friction grip diamond tapered
Describe the D and Z 850/859 bur
Friction grip diamond long thin bur used to clear interproximally during crown prep
Describe the 637 bur
Friction grip diamond tapered bur for producing champher for all ceramic crown
Describe the 877 bur
Friction grip diamond tapered bur for cutting champher finish line for full Gold crown torpedo shaped
Describe the 701/702 burs
Latch grip stainless steel cross cut burs for smoothing
Describe the Rosehead burs
Latch grip stainless steel burs for cargoes removal in sizes 1,3 and 5 mm
Describe the 285/773 bur
Friction grip diamond rugby ball shaped
Used for occlusal and lingual reduction and shaping cingulum and cusps
What is the free running speed of the air turbine hand piece ?
450000-500000 rpm
What is the speed of the contra angled handpiece ?
3000-4000 rpm
What is the ideal cavo surface angle for amalgam ?
90+/- 20 degrees
What is the role of the number 18 probe in a caries restoration ?
Should not be used to diagnose caries, only to detect sound dentine on the floor of the cavity
How long should dentine by air dried for ?
3-5 seconds to prevent post op pain
What type of lining is used for amalgam cavities ?
Setting calcium hydroxide
What are the advantages of using setting calcium hydroxide as a lining material ?
Remineralises dentine
Encourages odontoblasts to lay down reparative dentine
What is the working time of the setting calcium hydroxide lining ?
6 mins
What is the purpose of a cavity varnish ?
Prevent micro leakage and secondary caries
What type of cavity varnish Is used and how is it applied ?
Copal resin dissolved in an ether solvent
3 coats are added with air drying between each coat as circular pits appear when the solvent evaporates
What instruments can be used to carve amalgam ?
Wards and half hollenbach
What should waste amalgam be safely stored under ?
Water
Old radiograph fixer
Potassium permanganate solution
Container with a vapour lock chemical
What lining is placed under a composite restoration ?
Light cured gic
Why should eugenol containing materials never be placed under a composite restoration ?
Plasticises the resin base