OPERATIVE Preparation of Teeth Flashcards
in the preparation of a tooth for a restoration, what are the objectives of mechanically altering the tooth to receive the appropriate restorative material?
- maximum strength
- maximum form, function, and esthetics
what are the 5 objectives of tooth preparation?
- remove all defects
- protect the pulp
- be as conservative as possible
- make tooth and restoration strong
- make restoration functional and esthetic
what are the general factors affecting tooth preparation?
diagnosis, patient desires, multitreatment needs
what are the examples of conservation of tooth structure as it relates to tooth preparation?
supragingival margins, minimal pulpal depth, minimal faciolingual width, rounded internal line angles
what are the benefits of smaller preparations?
less removal of tooth structure, better esthetics, les trauma to pulp, stronger remaining tooth structure, more easily retained material
what are the biologic considerations for tooth preparations?
pulpal affects of preparation, fracture potential of undermined enamel, tooth strength considerations
what is the pulpal depth for an amalgam preparation?
uniform 1.5mm
what is the axial depth for an amalgam preparation?
uniform 0.2-0.5mm inside DEJ
what should the cavosurface margin of an amalgam vs composite preparation be?
- amalgam should be 90 degrees
- composite should be greater than 90 degrees
what should the texture of prepared walls look like in amalgam vs composite preparations?
- amalgam should be smoother (carbide burs)
- composite should be rough (diamond burs)
what is the primary retention form for amalgam vs composite preparations?
- amalgam should have convergence occlusally
- composite does not have retention form (rely on roughness and bonding)
what is the secondary retention form for amalgam vs composite preparations?
- amalgam should have grooves, slots, locks, pins, and/or bonding
- composite should have bonding, and grooves for very large or root-surface preps
what increases resistance form for amalgam preparations?
amalgam should have flat floors, rounded angles, box-shaped floors, perpendicular or occlusal forces
what are the base indications for amalgam and composite preparations?
- amalgam - provide 2mm between pulp and amalgam
- composite not needed
what are the liner indications for amalgam and composite preparations?
Ca(OH)2 over direct or indirect pulp caps in both preparations
what are the sealer indications for amalgam and composite preparations?
- amalgam - gluma desensitizer when not bonding
- composite - sealed by bonding system used
what should initial (primary) tooth preparation include?
extension of the preparation walls to sound tooth structure in all directions except pulpally
what is the definition of outline form and initial depth?
extension to sound tooth structure at an initial depth of 0.2-0.75mm into dentin
what are the principles of outline form and initial depth?
place margins where finishable, remove unsupported and weakened tooth structure, include all faults
outline form and initial depth is dictated by what?
caries, old material, size of defect, occlusion, marginal configuration, and adjacent tooth or contour
what are the goals/features of outline form and initial depth?
- preserve cuspal strength
- preserve marginal ridge strength
- keep faciolingual width narrow
- connect two close (0.5mm) preparations
- restrict depth to 0.2-0.75mm into dentin
- use enameloplasty
what are the features of outline form and initial depth of occlusal preparations?
- extend margin to sound tooth structure
- extend to include all of the fissure that is not eliminated by enameloplasty
- restrict depth to 0.2mm into dentin
- join two preparations if less than 0.5mm remaining
- extend to provide access for preparing, inserting material, and finishing the restoration
what are the features of smooth-surface preparations with respect to proximal surfaces?
- extend until no friable enamel remains
- do not stop margins on cusp heights or ridge crests
- get enough access
- axial wall depth restricted to 0.2mm inside DEJ to 0.75mm depth from external surface
- extend gingival margin to get 0.5mm clearance
- extend facial and lingual proximal walls to clearance; extend 1mm or more to break contact arbitrarily if necessary
outlines of gingival walls of class V preparations are governed only by ___
extent of the lesion except pulpally
enameloplasty is the removal of a defect by recontouring or reshaping the enamel when the defect is no deeper than ___
- 1/4 the thickness of the enamel
- if the defect is greater than 1/3 the thickness of enamel, then the wall must be extended
___ form is the prevention of tooth or restoration fracture from occlusal forces along the long axis of the tooth
primary resistance form
what are the 3 factors that affect primary resistance form?
occlusal contacts, amount of remaining tooth structure, type of restorative material
what are the features of primary resistance form?
- flat floors, pulpal and gingival
- box shape
- preserve marginal ridges
- preserve cuspal strength
- remove weakened tooth structure
- cap cusps as indicated
- rounded internal line angles
- adequate thickness of material