Composite Aesthetics 2 Flashcards
What is rubber dam used for?
Used for isolation. Prevent saliva from interfering with the dental work
What happens when the holes punched too close together?
Holes pull away from the teeth causing spacing and leakage
What happens when the holes punched too far apart?
The rubber dam bunches up between the teeth
What happens when the holes punched too low on the rubber dam?
The rubber dam covers the patients nose
What does the hole punched too high on the rubber dam?
The rubber dam does not extend over the upper lip
What is useful about the caries and retraction cord?
- Useful with cavities at gingival margin or subgingival
- Excellent for haemostasis
- Retraction cord and paste
Steps in achieving a seamless transition in restorations?
1- having a bevel (scalloped/wavy, can be short or long)
2- Polishing the enamel with soflex discs to remove loosely bound enamel rods
How should the enamel prisms be cut to improve bond strength?
Bevels should be cut across the enamel prisms
Black polishing soflex?
It for gross removal of composite resin
Purple polishing soflex?
Remove imperfections and finishing
Green polishing soflex?
Polish
Pink polishing soflex?
Fine polish to give a lustre
Clamp types?
- Active and non active
- Wing and wingless
How to differentiate between active and non-active clamp?
Active clamp are a bit slanted inwards - helping to grab onto the teeth
Where are butterly clamp used?
Anterior - to be used with LA
