Quiz on Complex Amalgam Flashcards
Indications for complex amalgams: for a “_______” restoration of a tooth has questionable pulp or periodontium.(EXT or RCT might be needed)
“control”
Indications for complex amalgams: patient cannot ______ a crown
afford
CONTRAindications for complex amalgams: Severe _______ problems
occlusal
CONTRAindications for complex amalgams: ________ important area
esthetically
CONTRAindications for complex amalgams: Cannot be restored properly due to _________ or functional considerations (contour, contacts, occlusion, inability to place a matrix)
anatomical
Complex Amalgam Restorations ADVANTAGES!– ________ tooth structure!
Conserves
Complex Amalgam Restorations ADVANTAGES!– One ________ instead of two as in a cast restoration
appointment
Complex Amalgam Restorations ADVANTAGES!– Less ________ than indirect restorations
EXPENSIVE
Complex Amalgam Restorations ADVANTAGES!– success rate at 5 years ___%-____% for amalgam vs. ____% for cast restorations
65%-72% for amalagam vs 84% for cast…so a viable alternative
Complex Amalgam Restorations disADVANTAGES :( Its not very structurally _______
durable
Complex Amalgam Restorations disADVANTAGES :( theres not much ______ so it can fall off
retention
Complex Amalgam Restorations disADVANTAGES :( Difficult to develop natural ______ and function
contours (pssshh, whatev’s)
Complex Amalgam Restorations disADVANTAGES :( Potential for pulp and root _______ and dentin ________ when placing pins for retention
perforation, microfracture
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! When the isthmus exceeds ____ the distance between the facial and lingual cusp tips
2/3
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! When you had to remove a _____ :(
cusp
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! Plus, (tip, or cap) a cusp when the facial or lingual extension exceeds _____ the distance from a primary _______ toward the cusp tip
2/3….primary groove (so when you remove 2/3 of a cusp on the interproximal extension, the cusp has to go)
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! You NEED ____ retention feature PER missing cusp!
1 retention feature per missing cusp!
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! How much of a NON-Fxn cusp needs to be removed to support the amalgam?
greater or equal to 1.5mm
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! How much of a FUNCTIONAL cusp needs to be reduced to support the amalgam?
greater than 2mm (2-3mm)…shit needs to be THICK yo
If you get this wrong, I will kill you. ON the mandibular arch, the ______ cusps are the functional cusps.
buccal
If you get this wrong, I will kill you. ON the maxillary arch, the ______ cusps are the functional cusps.
lingual
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! Cusp reduction should be extended just below the extension of the ______ or ______ _______.
facial or lingual groove
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! DO NOT end the prep cavo-surface in a __________. End either BEFORE or AFTER it.
facial or lingual groove (i think i made this mistake in lab)
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! Opposing vertical walls should ________ slightly to the occlusal.
converge
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! Pulpal and gingival floors and tipped cusps should be _____ and ________ to the long axis of the tooth.
flat and perpendicular
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! All _______ margins are SHARP and well defined
Cavo-surface
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! Axial and occlusal- gingival “____” should be developed where possible
steps (like our “shoulder” that we put into it)
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! All internal line angles are _______
rounded
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! Angle of departure is ___ degrees (no _______ enamel)
90 degrees…..undermined
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! Auxiliary retention is provided by using ______, ______, or ____….. or a combination.
slots, troughs, or pins
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! Slot/trough placement–May be continuous or segmented, (_____ slots resist horizontal force as well as longer ones)…DEPTH of the slot is _____
shorter..the depth of the 34D (0.8mm)
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! All retention features are placed in ______…more specifically placed ____mm past the ____. (following the contour of the _____)
dentin…0.5mm…DEJ….DEJ
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! the slot you put in should have _______ walls, thank you 34D
convergent
Complex amal-PREP DESIGNS! Putting pins in _____ treated teeth is actually CONTRAINDICATED & AGAINST the Standard of Care!
endodontically
The most frequently used pin is the ________ type. They are the MOST _______!
self-threading…retentive
SLOTS VS PINS- There is ________ in the retention provided by slots and pins in vitro and in vivo
NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE
SLOTS VS PINS-_______ retention is used in preparations lacking vertical walls for steps or boxes
PINS
SLOTS VS PINS- _____ are used in preparations with short clinical crowns and in cusps that have been reduced 3-4 mm for amalgam
SLOTS
SLOTS VS PINS- ____ are less likely to create micro-fractures than are _____.
Slots….pins
SLOTS VS PINS-____ remove more tooth structure
Slots
SLOTS VS PINS- Failure of slot in ______ retained amalgam will be IMMEDIATE LOSS of the amalgam!
DENTIN
SLOTS VS PINS-_______ elicited an inflammatory pulpal response if placed within ___mm of the pulp; ____ placed in the same location did not!
Self-threading pins….0.5mm..slots