Operative II - E1 Flashcards
3 advantages to Gold:
2 Disadvantages:
Less tooth removed (than crown), protects cusps, wear rates similar to enamel
Must have good tooth structure, Can’t oppose ceramic
What gold technique involves the least amount of crown removed?
Inlays
3 Disadvantages to Gold Inlays:
Relies on tooth strength to retain
Doesn’t protect cusps
Contraindicated for Endo or 2nd molars
2 Contraindications for Gold Inlays:
Endo
2nd Molars
Gold Onlays protect cusps and have what advantage over a Crown?
Less tooth removed
Gold Onlays rely on what?
Sound tooth structure
What is the most protective of all restorations?
Gold Crowns
Gold Crowns shouldn’t oppose what?
Ceramics
A Gold Inlay is _____ coronal
Gold Onlay is ____ coronal
Intra
Extra
A Gold Inlay is used only when enough tooth remains and doesn’t protect the tooth, and a Gold Onlay is only used if there are missing…
Cusps
T/F
An onlay prep has adequate retention and resistance form derived from both intra and extra coronal factors
True
In order to do a Gold Onlay you must have a ______ tooth with fractures that are where?
Vital
limited to coronal structure
5 Contraindications for Gold Onlays:
Bruxers
Aesthetics
Opposing ceramics
2nd Molars
Endo treated (brittle)
Why are Endodontically treated teeth contraindicated for Gold Onlays?
Brittle
An Onlay is by definition a conservative ______
Partial Crown
T/F
There is less chance of pulpal pathology since less tooth is removed in a Gold Onlay
True
Where are the margins in a Gold Onlay?
Supra-gingival
In a Gold Onlay prep, External walls are _______
Internal walls are _______
Converging
Diverging
T/F
For Gold Onlays, all internal line angles should by rounded
True
T/F
Gold can be thinner than ceramics, therefore preps can be more conservative
True