Exam 2 Quiz 5 Class V Amalgam Flashcards
Class V lesion location
Gingival 1/3 of the facial or lingual of ant or posts; most common on facials b/c tongue
Most common location (facial or lingual) of class V and why
Facial b/c tongue moves things on lingual
Indications for a Class V
CAPE A Caries Abrasion Prosthetics Erosion Abfraction
Always remove class V?
No; if abrasion or erosion only remove if symptomatic and missing too much structure; if only sympt use local anessthetic
local anesthetics
Flouride, stontium CL, silver nitrate
bruxism
excess grinding or clentioning
Walls of a class V
Diverging
Depths of Class V
1.25 at occlusal incisal and .75mm at gingival incisal
Form of the floor
Flat but following the convexity to conserve the pulp
height of class V to gingiva
1.0mm supragingivally
isthmus width of class V
1.5mm -2
horizontal extension of Class V
in lab not passed lined angles; clinically to extent of caries; finger extension may be needed
finger extension
Class V prep extension with two cares with not enough healthy tooth in between
Retention form of Class V
All walls diverge so add retention grooves that run perpendicular to axial wall on the occlusal and gingival in the dentin