Functional & Esthetic Crown Lengthening Flashcards
1
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Define Crown Lengthening
A
- lengthen crown of teeth
- removal of:
- only soft tissue (Gingivectomy)
- Only hard tissue (osteotomy/osteoplasty)
- BOTH
2
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What are the different types of Crown lengthening
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- Esthetic
- Functional
3
Q
Esthetic Crown Lengthening
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- increase crown length
- mainly anterior teeth
- achieve ideal esthetic proportions
4
Q
Functional Crown Lengthening
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- increase crown length
- for new crown or restoration
- w/better resistance and retention
5
Q
Crown Lengthening: Indications
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- Improve unesthetic appearance
- delayed/altered passive eruption
- Restoration
- fractured or Caries
- at the level of gingiva OR
- extending sub-g
- fractured or Caries
- Placing SUB-G restoration
6
Q
Biologic Width: Supracrestal Attached Tissues
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- the space b/w the base of the sulcus and alveolar bone
- healthy gingiva occupy
- 2.04 mm=JE + CT
- combined width of Junctional epithelium (JE) + Connective tissue attachment (CT)
7
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What are the supracrestal attached tissues?
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- Junctional epithelium
- Connective tissue
8
Q
How does violating the Biologic Width happen?
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- restoration placed < 2mm from alveolar bone margin
- inflamed gingival tissues
9
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What can violating the biological width lead to?
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- Inflammation
- more common with deep margin placement
- Normal to thick biotypes
- No bone loss
- Bone Loss
- Thin biotypes/phenotypes
- unpredictable bone loss and gingival recession
- body tries to regain space b/w restoration margin and alveolar bone for tissue reatachment
10
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Critical Perio-Restorative Zones
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- where the periodontium interacts w/restorations
- Ferule Effect
11
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Ferule Effect
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- abutment provides enough tooth structure for the ferrule or crown to grab onto
- resistant to fracture
- 1.5-2.0 mm above projected ferule margin
- resistant to fracture
12
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Clinical Implications: Depth
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- Deep restoration margins
- violate biologic width
- avoid
- Depth affects the:
- accuracy of making impression
- marginal fit of restoration
13
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Clinical Implications: Marginal Fit
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- Open margins
- harbor bacteria
- lead to inflammation
14
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Clinical Implications: Contour
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- Overcontoured restorations
- negative impact on oral hygiene practices
- leads to inflammation
15
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Altered Passive Eruption
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- free gingival margin does not recede during tooth eruption
- above cervical convexity of clinical crown
- on convex prominence of enamel
- instead of CEJ
- Types:
- Type 1=Excessive Gingiva
- Type 2=Normal amount of gingiva