Operative Final Flashcards
Slow speed handpiece
Speed
efficiency
use
12,000 rpm
Less efficient, more controlled
Controlled removal, cleaning, finishing, polishing
High speed
speed
efficiency
use
> 200,000 rpm
high efficiency
tooth prep and removal of old restorations
Small hole
Big hole
Tiny holes on top
bottom small hole
Drive air
Exhaust
Coolant (water and air)
Fiber optic
Bladed instrument use
blades per bur
Excavating: 6 or 8
Finishing: 10-20
Finishing bur colors blades per bur
Red
Yellow
White
Red: 10-12
Yellow: 16-20
White: 30
Bladed instrument material
Tungsten carbide
Bladed instrument use
Intracoronal preps
Diamond type of cutting
use
abrasive
Extracoronal preps
Diamond color for abrasiveness
Yellow: superfine Red: fine Blue: medium Green: coarse Black: supercoarse
Types of other abrasives
Coated
Molded
330 bur
length
taper
diameter
1.5 mm
8 degrees
.8 mm
245 burr
length
taper
diameter
3 mm
4 degrees
.8 mm
End cutting number
900
Cross cutting number
500 and 700
Abrasive cutting is more efficient with ____ materials
Brittle (makes microcracks)
Ductile fracture
plastic deformation by shearing
Dentin
Brittle fracture
crack formation upon tensile loading
Enamel
Edge angle: between
rake and clearance surface
Rake angle: between
Radial line and rake face
Clearance angle: clearance between
cutting edge and tooth structure