Manual Flashcards
preparation
the final shape (form of the tooth), produced by instrumentation, to receive a restoration
complete veneer crown preparation
extracoronal preparation involving the entire clinical crown
complete veneer crown (CVC)
a cast-gold extracoronal restoration which covers the clinical crown
path of withdrawal (POW)
the imaginary line along which a casting is moved when it is separated from its prepared tooth. For single crowns the path of withdrawal should be nearly coincident with the tooth’s long axis, which can be determined clinically by bisecting the angle formed by opposing axial surfaces in the gingival third of the tooth
axial wall
part of a crown prepared in the long axis of the tooth; can be designated as buccal, lingual, mesial, or distal
convergence angle
the angle or taper formed by diametrically opposed axial walls
chamfer
the cervical junction of the prepared axial wall and the unprepared portion of the tooth structure; the chamfer extends around the most cervical portion of the tooth preparation
line angles
the lines formed by the junction of any two tooth surfaces; should be rounded in complete crown preparations: axial wall line angle occlusoaxial line angle cavo-surface line angle
axial wall line angle
the junction between two axial walls
occlusoaxial line angle
the junction between the occlusal surface and an axial wall
cavo-surface line angle
the junction of prepared (cut) to unprepared (uncut) tooth structure; this is an external line angle
depth orientation grooves
grooves placed ont he surface of the tooth to provide a reference to determine when sufficient tooth structure has been reduced
functional cusp bevel
a wide bevel placed on the functional cusps; the thickness of the tooth structure removed when preparing this bevel ensures that correct contours of the final restoration can be re-established while providing correct convergence and adequate thickness of restorative materials
undercut
a crown preparation is undercut if a wax pattern cannot be withdrawn from its die without distortion. This may be caused by:
a) a depression in an axial wall caused, for example, by a carious lesion
b) diametrically opposed axial walls that do not converge occlusally caused by improper angulation of the cutting instrument
Undercuts of type (a) can often be corrected with a base material but type (b) undercuts require further tooth reduction.
occlusal clearance
the distance between the occlusal surface of the prepared tooth and the occlusal surface of the opposing tooth
this clearance must be evaluated during excursive jaw movements, as well as in intercuspal position
retention form
the characterisitics of the tooth preparation which tends to resist the removal of a restoration along its path of withdrawl