Terminology & Classification Flashcards
What is a prosthesis?
Is any artificial replacement of a missing body part.
What is Prosthodontics?
- It’s discipline of dentistry regarding restoration of oral func, comfort,
appearance and health - by restoring natural teeth + replacing missing teeth
- and contiguous oral and maxillofacial tissue w/ artificial substitutes.
What is a crown?
- is an artificial replacement that restores missing tooth struct by surrounding most or all of the remaining struct. w/ a material such as:
- cast metal
- porcelain
- combination materials
Eg. metal & porcelain. - It is intended to reproduce both the form and function of the tooth + sometimes to restore or enhance appearance.
Types of crowns?
- complete veneer crowns
- partial veneer crowns
What does the complete veneer crowns restore?
restores all the surfaces of the clinical crown
What are the restoration materials that can be used in a complete veneer crown?
- All metal Eg. metal cast crown
- All porcelain (ceramic) Eg. Porcelain jacket crown
- A metal-ceramic combination Eg veneer
- A metal with processed resin Eg veneered crown
What does a partial veneer crown cover?
Restores only a portion of the clinical crown
Types of partial veneer crowns?
- three-quarter crowns
- reverse three-quarter crowns
- seven eighths crowns
- one half (1/2) crown veneers
- pinledge retainer
- laminates
- resin bonded restoration
- inlay retainer
- onlay retainer
What does Three quarter crown restore?
- occ surface
- all other surfaces except facial surface
What does the Reverse Three-Quarter Crowns restore?
Restore all surface except the lingual surface
What does Seven-Eighths Crowns restore?
Are extensions of the three-quarter crown to include a major portion
of the facial surface
EXCEPT MB cusp of max molars
What does one half (1/2) crown veneers restore?
Restores:
Occ surface
M surface
Portions of facial and lingual surfaces
All surfaces except D
Info on Pinledge Retainer?
- Restoration on ant three-quarter crown
- to obtain primary retention + resistance from long parallel pins in the lingual or palatal surface of the clinical crown
Pins and ledges of pinledge retainer?
3 pins and 2 ledges
Laminates✨
- R veneer restorations that restore the facial/labial surface
- fabricated from resin or dental porcelain + bond to etched enamel w/ composite resin luting agent.
Resin-bonded Restorations🫧
- r cast metal partial veneers that bond to etched enamel.
- r used as retainers for a fixed partial dentures (FPD).
- commonly referred to as a Maryland bridge.
Inlay Retainer 🦷
- is an intracoronal cast restoration
- that restores proximal + occlusal surfaces
- does not protect or cover the cusps
Onlay Retainer 💉
Deals w/ cusp damage on occ surface