Removal Of Bracket and Bands Flashcards

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Removal of bracket

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  • Repositioning
  • teeth are aligned ,debond
  • check they all are attached to wire
  • place bracket removers Gingival / Incisal, hold hand still and squeeze
  • DO NOT TWIST HAND. This can cause enamel fracture or uncomfortable for pt.
  • Use tapered fissure tungsten carbide bur to avoid enamel damage.
    DO NOT PRESS TOO HARD AND KEEP BUR MOVING to avoid enamel scarring and excess heat.
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Step by step

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  • isolate tooth
  • keep soft tissue away and dry tooth
  • using hand piece gently go over composite and remove at 10,000rpm.
  • use correct finger rests on hard tissue
  • make sure keep bur flat in tooth.
  • To check composite , use probe flat and this will grey area misssed.
  • DO NOT KEEP CHASING AREAS WHERE DECALCIFICATION IS PRESENT , this will damage enamel.
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Aetiology of Decalcification

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  • suspectible tooth surface
  • Diet sugar substrate
  • time
  • bacteria
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4
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How many percentage patient has WSL white spot lesion after tx?

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50% get 1 WSL within 8weeks

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Non - orthodontic patient WSL

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24%

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Remineralisation

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  • 6-12 weeks start to remineralise
  • 6months remineralisation done.
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Decalcification management

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  • Notify patient and care ( Duty of Condour)
  • Record - photos
  • management advise
  • document notes
  • review 6months
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Decalcification management

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  • Advise tooth brushing with REGULAR fluoride toothpaste
  • Avoid high concentrations fluoride toothpaste ( cause hyper mineralisation of surface layer preventing diffusion of ions preventing remineralisation at the base of lesion which fixes size and appearance of lesion)
  • sugar free chewing gum
  • Microabrassion with GDP
  • composite restorations with GDP
  • vital tooth bleaching with GDP
  • ICON
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How do you manage decalcification during treatment?

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  • inform patient and carer
  • OH INSTRUCTIONS
  • leaflets
  • brushing atleast 3 times a day.
  • photos
  • review
  • inform orthodontist.
  • GDP referal for OH
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