A cemented or permanently affixed extracoronal restoration that covers, or veneers, the outer surface of the clinical crown
Crown
If it covers the entire clinical crown, the restoration is called ___________.
Full coverage crown / full veneer
If only portions of the clinical crown are veneered, the restoration is called a _________.
Partial coverage crown / partial veneer
______________ are those that fit within the anatomical contours of the clinical crown of a tooth.
Intracoronal restoratons
May be used as single-tooth restorations for Class II proximo- occlusal or Class V gingival lesions with minimal to moderate extensions.
Inlays
When modified with occlusal coverage, the intracoronal restoration is called an _____ and is useful for restoring more extensively
damaged posterior teeth needing wide mesio-occlusodistal (MOD) restorations
Onlay
Another type of cemented restoration that has gained considerable popularity in recent years is the _______________
All ceramic laminate veneer / facial veneer
A prosthetic appliance that is permanently attached to remaining teeth or implants and replaces one or more missing teeth.
Fixed partial denture
In years past, this type of prosthesis was known as a _______, a term that has fallen from favor and is no longer used.
Bridge
A tooth or implant serving as an attachment for a fixed partial denture is called an ________.
Abutment
The artificial tooth suspended from the abutments is a ________.
Pontic
The pontic is connected to the fixed partial denture _______, which are extracoronal restorations that are cemented to or otherwise attached to the abutment teeth or implants.
Retainers
The connectors between the pontic and the retainer may be _____ (ie, solder joints or cast connectors) or _____ (ie, precision at- tachments or stress breakers) if the abutments are teeth
rigid; nonrigid
As a rule, only ______ connectors are used with implant abutments.
Rigid
Using the information that has been gathered, it is then possible to formulate a treatment plan based on the patient’s dental needs, mitigated to a variable degree by his or her medical, psychologic, and personal circumstances.
Diagnosis
It is important that a good history be taken before the initiation of treatment to determine if any special precautions are necessary. Some elective treatments might be canceled or postponed because of the patient’s physical or emotional health. It may be necessary to premedicate patients with certain conditions or to avoid medication for others.
Health history
Are palpated extraorally by placing the fingers over the lateral surfaces of the rami of the mandible.
Masseter
The fingers are placed over the patient’s temples to feel this muscle.
Temporalis
The index finger is used to touch the _________ on the inner surface of the ramus.
Medial pterygoid muscle
Is felt at the base of the skull, high on the neck.
Trapezius
Is grasped between the thumb and forefingers on the side of the neck. The muscle can be accentuated by a slight turn of the patient’s head.
Sternocleidomastoid
Are an integral part of the diagnostic procedures necessary to give the dentist as complete a perspective as possible regarding the patient’s dental needs.
Diagnostic casts
To accomplish their intended goal, these must be accurate reproductions of the maxillary and mandibular arches, made from distortion-free alginate impressions.
Diagnostic casts
The final aspect of the diagnostic procedure, provide the dentist with information to help correlate all of the facts that have been collected in listening to the patient, examining the mouth, and evaluating the diagnostic casts.
Full mouth radiograph
