Operative techniques Flashcards
What are the principles of cavity preparation
- dentify and remove carious enamel
- Remove enamel to identify the maximal extent of the lesion at the ADJ & smooth the enamel margins
- Progressively remove peripheral caries in dentine - from the ADJ first then circumferentially deeper and only then remove deep caries over the pulp
- This is to ensure that if there is a pulpal exposure that the caries does not fall into the pulp and so gives a better prognosis
- Outline form modification
- Enamel finishing
- Remove any unsupported enamel
- Occlusion
- Requirements of the restorative material
- Enamel finishing
- Internal design medication
- Internal line and point angles
What are indications for crowns
- Protect weakened tooth structure
- Improve or restore aesthetics
- For use as a retainer for fixed bridge
- When indicated by RPD design
- Restore tooth function
What are principles of crown preparation (that can be used to evaluate a crown)
PRS MPA
- preservation of tooth structure
- retention and resistance
- structural durability
- marginal integrity
- preservation of periodontium
- aesthetic considerations
What are we looking at when preserving tooth structure
- Has it been over or under prepared?
What do we need to do to provide retention and resistance in a crown prep
- Is it tapered? Want taper of 6 degrees
- How long are the walls? Want longer walls for retention
- Want limited number paths of insertion
How do we provide structural durability in a crown prep
- Has enough been removed so there is adequate room for bulk of material
- Occlusal reduction
- Functional cusp bevel
- Axial reduction
How do we ensure marginal integrity in a crown prpe
- What is the finish line? Shoulder or chamfer?
- Chamfer more aesthetic
How do we preserve the periodontium in a crown prep
- Margins of restoration should be
- Smooth and full exposed to a cleansing action
- Placed where the dentist can finish them and px can cleen them
- Placed at gingival margin whenever possible
- Dont want to impinge on supracrestal attachment (junctional epithelium + connective tissue)
What are aesthetic considerations for a crown prep
- Does it work for px smile line
What is the axial reduction for a metal crown: full veneer gold crown
0.5mm
What is the axial reduction for ceramic crowns (traditional porcelain)
1mm
What is the axial reduction for a metal ceramic crown
1.3
What is the axial reduction for an all ceramic crown (porcelain bonded to alumina or zirconia framework
1.5
What is the occlusal reduction for the functional and non functional cusps for a metal crown (full veneer gold crown)
F - 1.5mm
NF - 0.5mm
What is the occlusal reduction for the functional and non functional cusps for a ceramic crown (traditional porcelain)
F - 1.5mm
NF - 1mm
What is the occlusal reduction for the functional and non functional cusps for a metal ceramic
F - 1.8mm
NF - 1.3mm
What is the occlusal reduction for the functional and non functional cusps for a all ceramic crown (porcelain bonded to aluminia or zirconia framework)
F - 2mm
NF - 1.5mm
What is the finish line for a metal crown (full veneer gold crown)
chamfer
.5
What is the finish line for a ceramic crown (trad porcelain)
shoulder
1mm
What is the finish line for a metal ceramic crown
chamfer 0.5 where only metal required
shoulder 1.3mm for where metal and porcelain required
What is the finish line for all ceramic crowns (porcelain bonded to zirconia/alumina)
chamfer
1-1.5mm
What are the types of inlays
- Gold
- Composite
- Porcelain
- Ceromeric