Soft Tissue Management and Fluid Control Flashcards
What is fluid control?
Controlling water and saliva during tooth preparation
What is wrong with too much water?
you can’t see and patient is drowning
What is wrong with too little water?
you can heat tooth and cause pulpal necrosis
What is gingival control?
Saliva and crevicular fluid management is crucial for making a quality impression and for proper cementation
What is soft tissue management?
Managed with lasers, Electrosurge, or a scalpel to re-contour the gingiva as well as move or remove it from the operative environment.
What are the uses for a rubber dam?
-Caries removal, removing old restorations
-Placing a Core
-During Post and Core procedures
-Root Canal Treatment
-When tissue retraction is difficult (hypertrophied tissue or a pseudopocket)
What is the gold standard for isolation and moisture control?
rubber dam
____________ provides necessary isolation for resin cement procedures.
Rubber Dam
Primary way to manage fluid during
preparations is with…
high-speed suction
What are other products to manage fluid?
- Cotton roll isolation
- Releaf hands free suction device
- Nu-Bird. Suction and mirror in one device
- Dry Angle cheek guards
- Dentopop
What does an Isovac/Isolite do?
-Isolates both Max and Mand at the same time
-Retracts tongue and cheek
-Continually aspirates fluids and oral debris
-Obturates throat = prevents aspiration of material
What are the types of medications that can reduce saliva?
-GI Anticholinergics (Robinul / Pro-Banthine)
—Decreases stomach acid and other secretions including saliva
—Contraindicated in patients with heart disease/glaucoma/asthma
-Clonidine (anti-hypertensive drug)
—Safer than anticholinergics but have side effects like sedation, blurred vision, allergic reactions
—Caution for hypertensive patients
___________ health is critical in the preparation and design process of a crown or bridge.
Periodontal
Poorly contoured restorations are responsible for inflammatory reactions:
-Roughness and porosity of materials
-Inaccessibility for patient OH
-Lack of patient OH
-Defective crown margins
-Invasion of biological widt
What are different types of periodontal health management?
-Use the provisional to re-create or maintain proper gingival contours.
-SRP may be needed to remove foreign substances and kickstart the healing process.
-Pre-placement of retraction cord and careful final marginal preparation
-Chlorhexidine 0.12% for two weeks prior to crown preparation can be useful in more significant inflammation situations.
What is the biologic width?
2.0 mm
-Gingival Sulcus
-Junctional Epithelium
-Connective Tissue Attachment
What is the radiographic evaluation of the biologic width?
-PA/BW
– Determine if crown lengthening is advisable or needed to avoid impinging on Biological width.
Crown Finish line ideally no deeper than…
half the depth of the sulcus
-Usually 0.5 – 1.0mm sub gingival
What type of gingiva is more susceptible to damage and recession due to a crown?
Thin, scalloped gingiva
What type of gingiva is less susceptible to damage and recession due to a crown?
Thick, flat gingiva
Why is gingival control so critical to restorative treatment?
Rapid marginal recession may occur as soon as 2 weeks
What can cause marginal recession of the gingiva?
-Damage during tooth preparation
-Over contoured provisional
-Over contoured final crowns
-Injury caused by cord packing
-Poor OH resulting in inflammation