Fixed Pros Flashcards
Open Margins are the only form of marginal issue which are NOT SEALED.
What are 5 possible causes?
- Poor impression
- Improperly trimmed of die
- Incomplete casting
- Over-polished casting
- Fit surface defect → Crown not fully seated
How is excess cement moved following cementation with:
- Resin Cements?
- Any other Cements?
- Remove BEFORE SETTING
- Remove after set (3-in-1 wash and pick away)
If upon crown cementation we have NOT maintained an accurate occlusion, what 3 outcomes could this result in?
- Over-eruption of teeth
- Tilting or drifting of teeth
- Working or Non-working side interferences produced
What are the functional cusps in:
- Upper teeth?
- Lower teeth?
- Palatal
- Buccal
What 4 things do we check in a seated crown before cementation? (detail)
- PROXIMAL CONTACTS (with Floss)
- Too tight = Mark with articulation paper between adjacent teeth and trim with rubber wheel on mandrel in straight handpiece
- Too loose = Send back to labs (Gold solder or Ceramic additions)
- MARGINAL FIT (with Straight Probe)
Ideally sealed with no openings (100µm opening = borderline acceptable)
Marginal seal on gold crowns can be improved by burnishing…
- AESTHETICS
- OCCLUSION (LAST)
- Shimstocks on pair of occlusing teeth (compare with crown in and out) - Light contacts anterior, Tight contacts posterior
- Dry and use GHM foil in Miller’s forcepts to identify high spots in ICP (remove with flame-shape diamond bur)
- Mark excursive contacts and remove non-working side interferences
What is meant by the “Dual Cord Technique”?
What are the advantages (1) and disadvantages (2) of its use?
TWO Impregnated Retraction Cords used:
- Smaller/Thinner - Placed 1st and REMAINS in sulcus during impression
- Larger/Thicker - Placed 2nd and REMOVED before impression
A: Small cord prevents gingival cuff recoiling
D: Increased inflammation & Tissue damage
In the Re-organised approach, a splint is used to test patient tolerance of what 3 main changes?
- RCP = ICP
- Increased OVD
- Steepness of canine ramps (does this produce canine guidance with posterior disclusion on lateral movement?)
What are 5 causes of crowns not being able to be fully seated on tooth prep?
- Fit surface defects (e.g. nodules/casting blebs/bubbles)
- Proximal contacts - Tight
- Marginal fit - Over/Under extended
- No Die Spacer - Varnish layer applied to allow for cementation space, if not applied sandblast die before seating
- Impression distortion
What are 3 types of Adhesive/”Irretrevable” Luting Cements?
What are 5 of their uses?
- Resin: Composite
- Resin: Compomer
- RMGIC
- Crowns
- Bridges (“Resin-Bonded”)
- Inlay/Onlay
- Veneer
- Prefabricated Non-Metal Posts
What is a Pantograph?
In what type of Guidance does it transfer information from splint to articulated casts?
What are 2 advantages & 1 disadvantage to its use?
Pantograph = Jaw recorder
Transfers information as: POSTERIOR GUIDANCE
Advantages:
- Less chair time
- Less risk of error (clinic-lab interface, more steps involved in transfering as Anterior Guidance)
Disadvantages:
- Expensive!
All Elastomer Impression materials exist as 2 pastes, in what 4 ways can they be supplied?
Which 2 avoid incomplete mixing and therefore the incorperation of air bubbles?
- Separate Tubes (Base and Catalyst)
- 2 Putty Tubs or 1 Putty with Catalyst Paste
- Double Barrel Cartridge Gun
- Pouches for machine mix (PentaMix)
The last 2 options avoid human error (incorperation of air bubbles on mixing)
What is a “Triple Tray”?
What 3 things does it take an impression of?
What are 2 disadvantages/limitations to its use?
Type of impression tray (can be full arch or sectioned)
Takes an impression of:
- Prepared tooth
- Opposing teeth
- Occlusion (replacing need for a Bite Reg)
LIMITATIONS:
- Less accuracy
- Dynamic articulation and guidance movements of the whole arch are not replicaed
Why do we require soft tissue management for tooth prep margins at or below the gingival crevice? (3)
- Physical Barrier
- Moisture control: Prevent bleeding (Haemostasis)
- Improve impression accuracy (Impression material can reach entire margin) → Improved restoration fit
What is the main shade guide used on clinic?
What are 4 disadvantages of using shade guides?
Vita Lumin
- Restrictive colours
- Block ceramic colour (no translucency or surface textures)
- No commercial shade guide is identical
- Lab ceramic may be different to restorative ceramic
What are the 2 main aspects of tooth preparation that affect a crown’s retention and resistance?
- Taper (increased R when taper is reduced)
- Tooth length (best when longer)
What are the options for treating worn teeth in:
- Removable Pros? (1)
- Fixed Pros? (3)
REMOVABLE PROS:
- RPD (Onlay, Overlay or Over denture)
- N.B. Fixed tooth build up done alongside*
FIXED PROS:
- Crowns
- Composite Build-ups
- Adhesive Shims (metal or composite)
What are 3 contraindications for Electrosurgery? (STM)
- Cardiac pacemaker
- Topical anaesthetics
- Flammable Aerosols
What is the difference between a Full and Partial Gold Crown?
What are 4 indications for each?
Full Gold Crown covers ENTIRE tooth crown whereas Partial Gold Crown only gives cuspal coverage
FULL GOLD CROWN
- Maximum retention needed (achieved by encompassing entire tooth)
- Preservation of tooth structure
- Minimum aesthetic demands
- Caries/retoration on all axial walls
PARTIAL GOLD CROWN
- Only cuspal coverage required
- Preservation of tooth structure
- Moderate aesthetic demand
- Part of axial walls intact (buccal cusps intact)
What are the 2 main classifications of Luting cements? When are they both indicated?
(Give examples of each)
- NON-ADHESIVE - Retentive Prep (Zinc Phosphate, Zinc Polycarboxylate and GIC)
- ADHESIVE - UNRetentive Prep, Micromechanical bonding (Resin: Composite or Compomer and RMGIC)
What is the 2 STAGE “INJECTION MOULDING” technique for tooth-prep impressions?
When might this technique be preferred?
- Impression taken of arch BEFORE tooth-prep with Heavy-bodied Silicone
- Hole drilled through impression into area of tooth prep
- AFTER tooth-prep, impression reseated and Light-bodied Silicone syringed into channel
Useful in issues with Moisture control (e.g. lower posteriors)
Anterior Guidance can be on ANY teeth - Ideally anterior.
In what 2 (incisal) occlusal relationships does anterior guidance only exist on posterior teeth?
- Class 2 div. 1
- Class 3
What are the only type/category of Impression materials used in fixed pros? WHY?
Name 4 materials that belong within this category…
- Which 2 are Hydrophobic?
- Which 2 undergo Addition Polymerisation?
ELASTOMERS
(Vs. Hydrocolloids..
- Good Dimentional Stability
- High Strength
- Better Tear Resistance
- More accurate replica of teeth and supporting tissues
- Addition Silicone [Hydrophobic, Addition] - Most commonly used
- Condensation Silicone [Hydrophobic, Condensation]
- PolyEther [Hydrophilic, Addition]
- PolySulphide [Hydrophilic, Condensation]
What type of luting cements are Zinc Phosphate and Zinc Polycarboxylate?
What are 4 indications for their use?
What are their advantages (4) and disadvantages (4)?
Both = Non-Adhesive (Retentive prep needed)
Use:
- Metal/Ceramo-Metal or Ceramic crowns with retentive preps
- Posts (Zinc Phosphate 1st line use)
- Fixed Partial Ceramo-Metal Dentures
- Multiple cementations
ADVANTAGES:
- Low film thickness (25µm)
- High compressive strength
- Resistant to water dissolution
- Longest track record!
DISADVANTAGES:
- Low tensile strength (retentive prep needed)
- No adhesion to tooth/material
- Properties heavily reliant on Power/Liquid Ratio (technique sensitive)
- Not acid dissolution resistant
Over and Under Extended Margins both lead to Ledge formation, what are the possible cause of both?
(HINT: 2 causes are same)
BOTH:
- Poor impression
- Improperly trimmed die
OVER-EXTENDED: Surplus untrimmed wax/ceramic
UNDER-EXTENDED: Difficulty identifying finishing line (margin) or Over-polished
At what 4 stages in crowns might we need soft tissue retraction?
- Crown preparation
- Impressions
- Provisional crown construction
- Tooth try-in and Cementation
What are 4 scenarios when a crown should be placed?
- Weakened tooth (e.g. Toothwear, Endo, Large restorations) → Preserved remaining tooth structure
- Aesthetics (e.g. discolouration following endo)
- Abutment for fixed/removable partial dentures
- Alteration of the occlusal plane (e.g. hypodontia cases without full eruption of teeth)
What is meant by the “Biological Width”?
Where should the crown margin prep be in relation to this point?
The width between the gingival sulcus and alevolar bone crest (2.04mm)
Marginal finishing line/prep should NOT be placed within 2mm from the alveolar crest (within Biological width) - Ideally it should be SUPRA-gingivally
What modifications can be made to a Stock Tray if:
- Impression of last standing molar not caught fully on impression?
- Px arch is wider than the Stock Tray?
- Extend Stock Tray distally to form “post dam” with Acrylic, Greenstick or Putty
- Heat stock tray (flame-free heater) and bend outwards
What is the best form of Surgical Soft Tissue Management?
How is it carried out?
ELECTROSURGERY (Vs. Rotary Curettage or Crown Lengthening)
- LA and moisture control
- High frequency electrical current set up (electrical circuit completed by passive electrode place placed under Px shoulder but NOT in direct contact with skin)
- Light, sweeping strokes (7mm/sec) used to cut soft tissues (NOT BONE - Crown Lengthening)
- 10 sec between strokes to allow tissue cooling (avoid necrosis)
- POI
What are 3 instances we would want a bite registration in crown prep?
- Crown prep of last tooth in arch
- Multiple crown preps
- Mulitple crown preps in ANTERIOR
Should crown try-in and cementation be done with LA?
NO - We want proprioceptive Px feedback for fit and occlusion
What are the 2 methods of using Impregnated Retraction Cords?
* LA and Moisture Control
- Choose cord thickness and cut to length of tooth circumference
- Place in Dappens pot of Astringent solution (e.g. 15% Ferric Sulphate) for 3 mins
- Remove and place on tissue to remove excess solution
- Pack into gingival sulcus with flat plastic (“back on itself”) - Avoid excessive trauma
METHOD 1:
Leave cord for 4 mins → Remove → Wash and Dry → Syringe impression material in sulcus and around tooth “Mr Whippy” → Take impression
METHOD 2:
LEAVE cord in sulcus (ensure none above gingical margin) → Wash and Dry (…as above)
What 3 things do you check with a crown on the die before try-in or cementation?
- Proximal Contacts
- Marginal defects (4)
- Crown fit surface defects (e.g. bubbles/nodules) - Preventing full seating
What is a chemo-mechanical STM alternative to retraction cord? How is it used?
What are its Advantages (2) and Disadvantages (2)?
Retraction Paste - Physical displacement and may be medicated (e.g. with Aluminium Chloride)
Squeezed into sulcus → Left for 2 mins → Washed, rinsed and dried → Impression taken
A: Quicker and Easier to use
D: Technique sensitive and sub-optimal results
All luting cements are resistant to water dissolution, except:
GIC (sensitive to moisture and only resistant once fully set)
What are the 3 disadvantages of using Impregnated Retraction Cord for soft tissue management (STM)?
- Systemic effects
- Trauma → Inflammation and Necrosis
- Gingival Staining