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What are the 3 broad treatment options for a missing tooth?

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  • no treatment
  • Replace tooth
  • Close space (orthodontics)
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4 reasons for treating tooth loss

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  • Aesthetics
  • Function
  • Speech
  • Maintain dental health
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3 ways to replace teeth?

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  • Denture
  • Bridgework
  • Implants
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What is a bridge?

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A prosthesis which replaces missing tooth or teeth that is attached to one or more natural teeth (or implants)

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What are the 2 types of bridgework?

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What are 6 general indications for bridgework?

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  • Function and stability
  • Appearance
  • Speech
  • Psychological reasons
  • Systemic disease
  • Co-operative patient
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What systemic disease might be an indication for replacing missing teeth by a bridge?

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  • Epilepsy
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What are 4 local indications for bridgework?

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  • Big teeth
  • heavily restored teeth
  • Favourable abutment angulations
  • Favourable occlusion
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What are 7 general contraindications for bridgework?

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  • uncooperative patient
  • Medical history contrainfdications
  • Poor oral hygiene
  • High caries rate
  • Periodontal disease
  • Large pulps for conventional bridge
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What are 8 local contraindications for bridgework?

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  • High possibility of tooth loss within arch
  • Poor prognosis of abutment teeth
  • Long spans
  • Ridge form and tissue loss
  • Tilting and rotation of teeth
  • Degree of restoration
  • PA status
  • Periodontal status (bone loss)
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What is an abutment?

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tooth serves as an attachment for a bridge

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What is a pontic?

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Artificial tooth which is suspended from the abutment/s

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What is a retainer?

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The extracoronal or intracoronal restorations that is connected to the Pontic and cemented to the prepared abutement tooth

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What is connectors in bridgework?

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Component that connect the pontic to the retainer

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What is the edentulous span?

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  • Space between natural teeth to be replaced
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What is a saddle?

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Area of edentulous ridge where the pontic will sit

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What is pier?

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An abutement tooth which is supporting two pontics

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What is Unit?

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Either a pontic or a retainer

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What are the two types of bridge designs?

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  • Fixed-Fixed : R-P-R
  • Cantilever : R-P
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What two materials can retainers be in adhesive bridges?

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  • Ceramic
  • Metal : CoCr, NiCR
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What are 6 advantages of adhesive cantilever bridges?

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  • Minimal or no preparation
  • No LA
  • better cost
  • less surgery time
  • Can be used as provisional restoration
  • Less destructive if it fails
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What are 6 disadvantages of Cantilever adhesive bridges?

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  • Advanced clinical technique
  • Metal can shine through
  • Chipping of porcelain
  • Can debond
  • Occlusal interference
  • No trial period possible
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What are 6 indications of adhesive cantilever?

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  • young teeth
  • good enamel quality
  • large surface area of abutment tooth
  • minimal occlusal load
  • single tooth replacement
  • simplify partial denture design
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What are 6 contraindications for adhesive cantilever bridge?

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  • Poor quality of enamel
  • long spans
  • Contact sports
  • bruxism
  • Soft or hard tissue loss
  • tilted or spaced teeth
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What part of the history is important when making an adhesive cantilever bridge?
Parafunctional habits : bruxism
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What part of the denal history is important when assessing a patient suitability for adhesive cantilever bridge work other than parafunctional habits:?
Oral hygiene
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What Special investigations would you carry out when making an adhesive cantilever bridge?
* Mounted study casts * Radiographs ( Pa, OPT?)
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3 indications of direct resin bonded bridge?
* very useful in emergency situations * if tooth needs to be extracted immediately * traumatic tooth loss
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Patient comes to you as emergency , his tooth was fractured at the cervical margin, and you decide to make a direct adhesive cantilever bridge to replace the space, what will you use as a pontic?
Patient own tooth
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Patient comes to you as emergency , his tooth was fractured at the cervical margin, and you decide to make a direct adhesive cantilever bridge to replace the space, How will you do that with the patient own tooth?
* Acid etch patient tooth and abutement teeth at the contact points * Use composite to support the tooth between the two abutments
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What other alternatives other than the patient tooth as a pontic for direct bridgework?
* Acrylic denture tooth * Polycarbonate crown * Cellulose matrix filled with composite
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How much space do you need supragingivally on an abutment tooth for an indirect resin bonded bridge?
0.5mm
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What factors of an abutement tooth indicates better bond in indirect resin bonded bridge?
* Large lingual/palatal surface area of enamel on abutement
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Why should you avoid coverage of indirect RRB near incisal edges?
* Because enamel is translucent in that area and metal can shine through
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What bridge design is ideal for anteriors?
* Cantilever
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What bridge design is ideal for posterior teeth?
fixed-fixed
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Why cantilevers are more successful anteriorly?
Due to divergent guidance paths of anterior teeth , making a fixed fixed design more likely to debond
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Why should amalgam be replaced on an abutment tooth when placing an RBB bridge ?
Poor bond to chemically cured composite cement
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4 characteristics of preparing abutment tooth for RRB if required?
* 180 wrap around preparations * Rests ( seats for posterior , cingulum anteriors( * 0.5mm chamfer finish supra gingivally * Preparation should remain in enamel
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What are 3 steps in minimally preparing an anterior abutment for RRB?
* Occlusal contact reduction * Cingulum undercut removal * 0.5mm supra-gingival chamfer margin
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What are 3 steps for a heavy RRB preparation in an anterior abutement tooth?
* 0.5 mm palatal/ lingual reduction * Cingulum rest * 0.5mm supragingival chamfer margin * can add proximal grooves
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What is the minimum thickness of the metal in RRB?
0.7mm
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How to prepare a posterior tooth for bridgework?
* 180 wrap around * Occlusal rests * 0.5 supragingival chamfer finish * can add proximal groove
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How to manage a tooth if the preparation goes into dentine?
* cover with DBA if tooth becomes sensitive
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2 reasons why you should fit the bridge as quickly as possible?
* minimise overeruption * minimise tooth movement
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What can you use for temporising a bridge?
Consider RPD
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How can you increase the bond of an RRB retainer ?
Sandblast with aluminum oxide (50 microns)
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What type of bond is created with a sandblasted RRB retainer?
Micro-mechanical bond
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How would you clean the retainer after trying it in if it has been contaminated with unset composite?
* Ultrasonic bath * Ethanol to degrease
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What is the function of degreasing the tooth by ethanol if contaminated?
Reduce surface tension
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What cement would you use to cement a resin bonded bridge?
* Chemically or dual cure composite luting cement
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What would you place around cement margins when cementing a bridge?
Oxyguard II gel for 3 minutes
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What is oxyguard gel?
Oxygen inhibitor
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What should you check after cementing a bridge?
* Check occlusion - ensure no high occlusal load on pontic * Demonstrate how to clean around and underneath bridge
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What would you advice the patient to use for cleaning around and underneath the bridge (2)?
* Superfloss * Interdental brushes
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What are the survival rate of RRB in 5 and 10 years?
5 - 80.8% 10 - 80.4%
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Give 5 examples of bridge designs with conventional component?
* Fixed-Fixed * Fixed-cantilever * Hybrid bridge * Fixed-moveable * Spring cantilever
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What are 5 advantages of conventional fixed-fixed bridges?
* Robust design * Maximum retention and strength * Abutement teeth splinted together - good in mobile teeth * Can be used for longer spans * Easy lab construction
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4 disadvantages of conventional fixed-fixed bridges?
* difficult preparation ( parallel tooth prep) * Preparation must be minimally tapered * Removal tooth tissue (pulp damage?) * Common path of insertion needed for abutements
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What are 3 advantages of conventional cantilever bridge?
* Conservative * Easy laboratory construction * No need for parallel tooth preparations
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What are 3 disadvantages of conventional cantilever
* Used for short span only * Rigid (to avoid distortion) * Mesial cantilever is preferred
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What bridge design may be an alternative for conventional fixed-fixed design when parallel tooth preparation is not possible due to different path of insertion of one abutement ?
* Fixed-moveable bridge * Have a dovetail on bridge and slot on abutment
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Describe a fixed moveable bridge?
rigid connector on the distal of pontic and a moveable connector at the mesial to allow some vertical movement on the mesial end
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What are 5 advantages of fixed moveable bridges?
* Preparations do not require common path of insertion * Each preparation is retentive independently * More conservative to tooth tissue * Allow minor tooth movement * Can be cemented in two parts
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What are 4 disadvantages of fixed moveable bridge?
* Limited length of span * Complicated laboratory construction * Difficulty cleaning beneath moveable joint * No provisional bridge
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What is a hybrid bridge?
A bridge with one conventional retainer and other minimal preparation retainer (adhesive)
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What is a spring cantilever bridge?
One pontic that is attached to a metal arm that runs across the palate to a rigid connector on the palatal side of the retainer
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What are 3 advantages of a spring cantilever bridge?
* Replace space between upper incisors * where adjacent teeth not restored * where a posterior would be a suitable abutement (have a crown or a large direct restoration)
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What are 4 disadvantages of a conventional spring cantilever bridge?
* Can only be used to replace upper incisor teeth * Difficult to clean beneath palatal connector * May irritate the palatal mucosa * Difficulty to control movement of pontic (due to springiness of metal arm and displacement of palatal mucosa)
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What are 3 ideal properties of an abutement tooth in conventional bridgework?
* Must withstand forces previously directed to the missing teeth * Healthy supporting tissue and free of inflammation * 2:3 crown to root ratio , minimum 1:1 crown to root ratio
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What type of study casts would you take for a bridge?
Face-bow mounted study casts on a semi-adjustable articulator
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5 things to note about the patient occlusion when designing a bridge?
* Incisal classification * Guidance (canine or group function) * Opposing tooth (if overerupted) * Occlusal interference of bridge * Signs of parafunctional habits (wear, attrition)
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What 3 functions of the pontic in bridges?
* Restore appearance of missing tooth * Stabilise the occlusion * Improve masticatory function
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What 3 things to consider when choosing a pontic design?
* Cleansability * Appearance * Strength
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3 ways to achieve cleansability in the pontic design?
* Always smooth with glazed surface * Surface should not harbour join of procelain and metal at occlusal contacts * Embrasure space should be smooth and cleansable
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What affects the decision of thickness of pontic design?
The length of the span , as the longer the thicker
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Which surface of the pontic should be the narrowest? and why?
Occlusal surface to enable cleaning
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What is on the approximal surface of the pontic?
* Connector - strength * Embrasure - space
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What are 5 types of pontic designs?
* Wash-through * Dome pontic * Modified ridge lap pontic * Ridge lap pontic * Ovate pontic
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What is wash-through pontic
* Makes no contact with soft tissue * Good function and easy to clean * Consider in lower molar area due to its poor aesthetics
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What is Dome-shaped pontic?
* Bullet shaped * lower incisors, premolar or upper molar area * Acceptable if 2/3 of buccal surface is visible
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What is modified ridge lap pontic?
* Buccal surface looks as much like as tooth as possible * Lingual surface is cut away * Line contact with buccal of ridge
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What problems may be encountered with modified ridge lap ?
* food packing in lingual surface of ridge
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What are 2 advantages of modified ridge lap design?
* Good aesthetic on buccal aspect * Good cleans-ability of the lingual side
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What a ridge lap / saddle pontic?
* Greatest contact with soft tissue * Can be cleaned if designed carefully
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Disadvantages of ridge lap pontic?
* Need optimum oral hygiene * May cause blanching of soft tissue
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What are the advantages of ridge lap pontic?
* Good aesthetics * Less food packing than modified ridge lap
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What materials are used in bridgework? (4)
* All metal - Gold, NiCr, CoCr, SS * Metal ceramic * All ceramic - zirconia , lithium disilicate * Ceromeric - porcelain + composite
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Where to use metal and why?
Lower posterior area especially gold * Can withstand occlusal forces * No high aesthetic demand
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What material are majority of bridges made of?
* Metal ceramic Metal for strength and ceramic for aesthetics
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2 methods of implant retained bridges?
* Screw retained * Cement retained
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What would you request from the lab to construct during preparation? and why?
* vacuum formed stent * allow checking reduction during preparation * allow construction of provisional bridge
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Ways to achieve parallelism during preparation of bridgework?
* By direct vision - one eye closed ,mouth mirror, using a probe like a surveyor * By surveyed cast extra-orally
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How to increase retention in preparing for bridgework?
* Slots * Grooves
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What would you use to cement all metal conventional bridge?
GI or RMGI luting cement
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What would you use for a metal ceramic bridge cementation?
GI or RMGI luting cement
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What cement would you use to cement RRB?
Anaerobic duel cure resin cement with 10-MDP
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What cement would you use to cement all ceramic cement?
Duel cure resin cement
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Why should you avoid distal cantilever designs?
because occlusal forces on Pontic will produce leverage forces on abutment tooth causing it to tilt
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When might you consider distal cantilever?
* In shortened dental arch situation * From premolar if unopposed or opposed by a denture
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