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Types of restorations - ✔✔direct: performed in mouth
indirect: made outside of mouth
International nomenclature - ✔✔two digits; first is quadrant and second is tooth from
mesial
upper right central = 11
upper right 3rd molar = 18
Does enamel regenerate? - ✔✔No, 96% is inorganic hydroxyapatite
What provides the color and foundation for enamel? - ✔✔Dentin
Indications for Operative dentistry - ✔✔-Carious teeth
-Malformed teeth
-Discolored teeth
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,-Fractured teeth
-Replacement or repair of restorations
Where do pit and fissure caries occur and what treatment is recommended? - ✔✔-
occlusal of posterior
- lingual of max. anterior teeth and molars
- buccal pits of mand. molars
sealant recommended, fluoride not effective
Where do smooth surface caries occur and what treatment is recommended? - ✔✔-
proximal lesions in anterior and posterior
- radiographic detection
fluoride txt most effective
Where do root surface caries occur? - ✔✔proximal lesions in anterior + posterior
radiographically detected
Which form of caries develops the slowest? - ✔✔root surface because there is less HA
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, Which type of tooth damage is caused by chemical processes that do not involve
bacterial acton? - ✔✔erosion, typically caused by acidity
Which type of tooth damage is caused by the mechanical force of tooth against tooth? -
✔✔attrition
Which type of tooth damage is caused by the mechanical force other than tooth against
tooth? - ✔✔abrasion
Which type of tooth damage is caused by abrasion and occlusal induction? -
✔✔abfraction
- Multifactorial etiology
- *NCCL (NON-CARIOUS CERVICAL LESION)*
Who is the Father of Operative Dentistry? - ✔✔G.V. Black
- classified carious lesions by location on permanent teeth
G.V. Class 1 - ✔✔pit and fissure cavity
- occlusal of posterior teeth
- lingual of max. anterior and molars
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