Margin Design Flashcards
a full coverage restoration can survive in the biologic environment of the oral cavity only if:
the margins are closely adapted to the surface finish line of the prep
what are the types of finish lines
-knife edge
- chamfer- heavy and light
- shoulder
- beveled shoulder
when is the knife edge used and what burs are used
- full metal crowns only
- gold crowns
- most conservative prep
- use flame or needle shaped bur
what are the disadvantages to knife edge
- difficult to see finish line in an impression or scan
- metal can be thin and is suscpetible to distortion under heavy occlusal load
- often leads to an over bulking of crown material to compensate for thinness along margin
- easy to miss creating distinct end of finish line and instead axial wall never terminates
when is knife edge indicated
- tipped molar to be conservative in abnormal area
- young patients
-metal restoration - MOD onlay
- inaccessible areas
- when finish line extends to cementum
- lingual surface of mandibular posterior teeth
- pin ledge 3/4 crown
when is light chamfer used
- metal crowns
- zirconia crowns
when is heavy chamfer used
- ceramic crowns
- zirconia crowns
- metal ceramic crowns
what bur do you use to make chamfer
round ended diamond
what are advantages to chamfer
- well suited to full metal crowns and zirconia crowns
- ease of seating crown and placing crown
- ease of detecting margin on impression or scan
- if full metal, chamfer is easy to wax and cast
- provides adequate thickness of restoration material at margin
describe light chamfer
- 0.3-0.5mm deep into axial wall
- produces 30-45 degree margin with rounded internal angle
- chamfer combines knife edge burnish-ability with bulk of material for all metal crowns
describe the heavy chamfer
- provides room for thicker ceramic margin
- internal rounded angle decreases material stresses in this area
- 1-1.2mm deep
- use large round ended diamond bur
what margins can work with any crown
heavy chamfer or shoulder
describe a shoulder and what burs used
- close to a 90 degree angle
- flat end diamond burs
what does a modified shoulder have
a rounded angle
when is shoulder used
metal ceramic (PFM or PFZ) and all ceramic crowns
what does the 90 degree angle at the axial wall and finish line of the shoulder do
decrease stress on restoration material
describe shoulder with bevel and when it is used
- finish lines can have bevel at a 30-45 degree angle
- often used for inlays and onlays
- can be used for metal ceramic crowns where there is a metal collar
- bevel allows for adaptability of metal to ensure marginal fit