Crown & Bridge Flashcards
Solder should melt at:
100°F below fusion temperature of parent metal.
What will affect the expansion of investments?
Setting time
The connector design for a posterior bridge should be:
Wider buccal-lingual than occlusal-cervically.
Which porcelain contains high concentrations of special colorant metallic oxides?
Stains
Fusing (maturing) temperature range of 2,000° to 2,300°F is typical for what group of dental porcelains?
Medium-fusing.
Which type of pontic is not recommended for use because it can cause tissue irritation?
Ridge lap
When spruing a bridge using the indirect technique, wax thickness is:
The smallest at the pattern area and is progressively larger to the crucible former.
When using reservoir balls in the spruing technique the placement from the pattern should be:
1/16 of an inch.