Dental Terminology Ch. 10 Tooth Restorations

• bride

  debris
• de-


  down, loss, without
• ex-

  without
• fine


  unblemished, pure, high quality
• gene


  to become
• homo-


  same
• -ic


  pertaining to
• -ment


  action or state of
• re-


  return, back again
• stabiliza


  firm, solid, steady
• therm


  temperature
• esthetic


  pertaining to beauty/appearance
• dental dam (rubber dam)


  material placed on teeth to isolate a tooth and act as a barrier
• Class I Caries


  pits and fissures
• Class II Caries

  Interproximal of posteriors
• Class III Caries


  Interproximal of anteriors
• Class IV Caries

  INterprximal of anteriors with incisal edge involved
• Class V Caries

  smooth surfaces, cervical areas
• Class VI Caries

  decay or abrasions of chewing surfaces
• protocol

  steps or method to follow
• basic protocol for returning a decayed tooth to a restorative level

  1. remove caries and perform debridement (removal of damaged tissue)
  2. prepare tooth form to receive and retain restorative materials, preparations must be made in axial wall
  3. finish and refine tooth walls and surfaces in preparation to receive restorative material
• line angle


  where two surface walls meet

  ex) disto-occlusal (DO) restoration
• point angle


  when the pulpal wall is involved with the two axial walls (three surfaces involved)
• outline form

  tooth cuts used to prepare the size, shape, and placement of restoration
• convenience form


  the cut of tooth material necessary for access to complete the cavity preparation
• retention form

  undercut of the walls to provide a mechanical hold of the restorative material
• resistance form

  preparation cuts to ensure that the restored natural tooth can withstand trauma and pressure use of the tooth
• matrix


  used to hold the shape and form of the original tooth wall after the tooth wall was removed in tooth preparation.
• types of matrixes

  • tofflemire
  • automatrix
  • T-strip
  • Ivory retainer
  • V3 system/sectional matrix systems
• tofflemire matrix


  retainer device and assorted stainless steel bands to fit and be tightened around the tooth, provide embrasure (opening) areas with nearby teeth
• automatrix


  pre-sized, cone-shaped circle bands with locked ends that are tighted and locked after being placed on tooth

  • better visibility because it doesn't need a retainer to hold the band
• T-strips


  stainless steel strips shaped like a T

  • common in pediatric dentistry
• ivory retainer/sectional matrix

  mostly used on posterior teeth, does not circle tooth but instead replaces a wall
• V3 system/sectional matrix systems

  artificial wall set into a special forceps, carried into mouth, placed around the preparation, and released to grasp and hold matrix against the prep\
• mylar matrix strips and crown forms


  used with anterior or tooth-shaded materials

  • placed around tooth restoration until held in place by clip/finger until restoration is set/light cured
• varnish


  copal or resin gum in suspension of organic solvents; used to cover the cut edges of tooth surfaces and seal the dentinal tubules against leakage under all restorations except composites and resins.
• liner


  thin coating that provides a barrier against chemical irritation; usually varnish material or a liquid suspension of calcium hydroxide or glass ionomer
• acid etchant


  phosphoric acid solution used to prepare the cavity margins to provide retention for the bonding and restorative materials
• bonding agent


  material used to unite some restorative agents to the tooth surface and underlying materials; may be self-curing or light-cured
• base


  barrier against chemical irritation, will also provide thermal isolation, resist condensation forces and are able to be contoured and shaped