Lecture 3 Flashcards
Approach all new lesions with the idea of
keeping the preparation as small as possible
adjacent tooth damage
60-100%
reduced tooth stiffness
60% for MOD
introduce stress concentrations that lead to fracture
- incidence in vital posterior teeth 70/1000
- Endo tx post teeth 50-60% fracture MOD in 7 years
Slot prep
- 330 bur-maintain proximal enamel initially
- Break out enamel-hand instrument
- Maintain proximal contact if possible-Easier to restore contact
Bevels
-non-occlusal areas for retention. Not at the margins.
Summit prep
retentive groove extends to occlusal surface
Conventional prep
retentive groove extend only in dentin buccal and lingual line angles of box
What do we want to achieve with our restorations?
- “sensitivity free” restorations
- Good proximal contacts
- Good margins “the perfect seal”
How to minimize sensitivity?
- Reduce etch time on dentin
- do not over-dry
- Use RMGI base or liner
- Apply GLUMA or rewet dentin
- Apply adhesive for full 15 sec (diffusion)
- Multiple layers of adhesive
When to base?
- Very large and deep restorations-need to layer anyway
- Proximal margins on cementum-best seal
- Higher caries risk patients-Insist on tooth colored restorations, cost of indirect not desired
risk of recurrent caries under composite than amalgam
3-4x
more microorganisms under composite than amalgam
8x
Principle bases used under composite restorations
RMGIs
RMGI as a liner
Vitrebond, powder/liquid handmix.