lecture 3- principles of tooth preparations Flashcards
7 principles of tooth design and restoration design
- preservation of tooth structure
- retention form
- resistance form
- added preparation features
- marginal integrity
- structural durability of the restoration
- preservation of the periodontium
crown preparation is an _____surgical procedure
irreversible
in consideration of preservation of tooth structure for crowns are biologic factors such as:
dental pulp
gingival tissues
adjacent teeth
in not careful in preservation of tooth structure when prepping crown, injury can occur such as
-mechanical damage
-temperature damage
-chemical damage
-bacterial damage
any time a bur touches a tooth, the pulp is:
crown prep traumatizes the:
stimulated to respond
(pulpal integrity)
pulp
some pulps respond with healthy healing, some by dying (pulpal necrosis), some hypersensitive with lingering pulpal inflammation.
why?
decreased thickness of dentin remaining between prepared walls and pulp
-heat transferred to tooth during prep
level at minimum 1mm of dentin surrounding pulp
vital core
why prepare teeth for crowns if risks?
esthetics, prevention of catastrophic fracturing, protection of root canal teeth, make tooth stronger
when preparing a tooth for a crown in a conservative manner, the operator allows for a
morphological reduction
preservation of the basic primary tooth anatomy within the preparation (axial wall and occlusal anatomy)
morphological reduction
morphological reduction leaves:
max thickness of residucal tooth structure surrounding the pulp
and
anti-rotational features, retentive and resistive features in the tooth preparation
as we create our crown prep, we need to form the tooth utilizing geometric form criteria we call
retention and resistance
prevention of removal along the path of insertion
(usually fails in patients chewing sticky foods)
retention
retention is created by:
-two opposing vertical surfaces with converging surfaces held to within certain parameters
-also with using cements which offer frictional resistance to dislodgement. this is a shear stress aiding in retention
prevention of restoration being dislodged by apical or oblique forces
-typically through occlusal forces
resistance
aimed to oppose lateral forces which are not along path of insertion
resistance
greatest determining factor in a crown’s dislodgement
resistance
how is resistance built into prep
by forming walls to block anticipated movement due to :
1. leverage
2. rotation (either vertically or horizontally)
what factors can affect the resistance from of a tooth preparation?
- TOC- total occlusal convergence
- prep wall length
- tooth width after preparation
- geometric forms [these limit the paths of insertion-grooves, boxes, vertical planes, pins; morphological reduction]
- surface area of the tooth prep
defined as the angle of convergence of taper between two opposing walls of a tooth prep
[resistance form]
Total Occlusal Convergence
the angle of convergence of taper of one wall of a prep in relationship to the long axis of the preparation
inclination of TOC