Need steps for a porcelain repair with composite? Porcelain repair with composite is possible but is more technique sensitive than most dentistry. Porcelain repair step by step Bevel and roughen with rough diamond (or sandblast) Apply 9% HF 1 minute – 90 seconds Regular phosphoric acid etch 20 seconds agitated to clean and remove salts […]
Category Archives: Dental Protocols
How to prep a premolar for a veneer End the occlusal margin when you do wrap-over = check occlusion first and determine where your opposing cusp contacts and then either end short of the contact (toward cusp tip) or past the contact toward the central fossa. Often time, there is a conservative occlusal amalgam or […]
Dental Composite Anesthetic: lower 27 gauge long (yellow tip) with 2 carps of 4% articaine (Septocaine) for block, upper or lower infiltration 30 gauge short (blue tip) with 1 carp 4% articaine (Septocaine). Always use the color of tip instead of having to say the word long needle in front of the patient. Also we […]
Glass Ionomer Filling Steps glass ionomer 20% Polyacrylic Acid (Cavity Conditioner) for 10 seconds, removes smear layer 2% CHX unknown duration 30-60 sec suggested air dry Gluma 10-20 seconds with scrubbing in dentin and air dry to moist Glass ionomer Coating placed GC Fuji Coat or G coat Plus or Use for class V or […]
Checklist (Christman Feb 2014 JADA) Treatment planning Verify perio status xray and probe Review diagnostic aids CBCT xrays etc ID key anatomy IAN, mental n, sinus, lingual concavity) Review medical history and meds Review treatment plan Check patient consent signed Check patient has copy treatment plan Intra operative Review medical history Vital signs if sedation […]