Exam 1 Flashcards
Round Shaped Bur Heads (4)
- Initial entry into tooth
- Extension Prep
- Prep retentive features
- Carries Removal
Pear Shaped Bur Heads (2)
- Amalgam and resin preps
2. Utility Bur
Inverted Cone
- Placing Undercuts
Straight Fissure
Amalgam Tooth Prep
Parallel Walls
Tapered Fissure
Indirect restorations where divergent walls are preferred
Blade Angles (3)
- Rake
- Edge
- Clearance
Most important design characteristic of burs
Rake Angle
Indices of Color (3)
- Hue
- Value
- Chroma
Source-Related Factors
- Color Content
- Intensity
- Surroundings
- Glossiness
Thermal Conductivity
How heat is transferred through a material by conductive flow
Thermal Diffusivity
Rate at which a body w/ a nonuniform temp approaches equilibrium
Thermal Expansion
Change of length per unint length of a material for a 1 degree C change in temp
Why is oral environment conductive to corrosive attack?
- Wet
- Salty
- Acids/Biological Agents
- Warm
- Stresses
Anode
- Surface where corrosion occurs
2. Oxidation (loss of e-)
Cathode
- Surface where reduction rxn takes place
2. Reduction (consumes e-)