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OPERATIVE DENTISTRY
BY
8. Malformed tooth:
3. INDICATION OF OPERATIVE
DENTISTRY.
9. Esthetic improvement:
INDICATION OF OPERATIVE
DENTISTRY.
10. Restoration replacement and repair
4.OBJECTIVE OF OPERATIVE
Operative dentistry have a five fundamental aims:
A. Diagnosis .
B. Prevention.
C. Interception.
D. Preservation.
E. Restoration.
F. Maintenance
4. OBJECTIVE OF OPERATIVE
A. Diagnosis:
It’s the determination of the nature of the disease ,injury
and congenital defects by examinations ,tests and
investigations .
Proper diagnosis is vital for treatment planning.
4.OBJECTIVE OF OPERATIVE
B. Prevention:
Ultimate goal regarding dental caries is its prevention.
(sealing enamel fault pit and fissures).
To prevent any recurrence of the causative disease and
their defect.
4. OBJECTIVE OF OPERATIVE
C. Interception:
This procedure in operative dentistry refers to preventing
further loss of tooth structure by stabilizing an active disease
process.
4. OBJECTIVE OF OPERATIVE
D. Preservation:
Preservation of vitality of tooth and periodontal support of
remaining tooth structure.
4. OBJECTIVE OF OPERATIVE
E. Restoration:
Restoring form ,function ,phonetic and esthetic.
•To achieve the ultimate goals of operative
dentistry, any restorative performance,
requires:
1. Full knowledge about human anatomy and
microbiology.
2. Posses a high developed technical skills.
3. Demonstrated artistic abelites.
3. TOOTH NOTATION
3. TOOTH NOTATION
Several different systems are available for tooth reference;
there are however three systems that most practitioners
should be aware of in order to be familiar with the increasing
internationalization of dental journals, conferences and other
forms of communication. Most systems divide the mouth into
four quadrants, which are indicated as if one is viewing the
patient from the front:
THE DENTAL ARCH
The human dentition: 20 primary & 32 permanent teeth
SURFACES
When describing a cavity or restoration, the location can be
described by the surfaces of the tooth that are involved. These areas
follows:
Disadvantage of ADA
1. Difficult to remember letters or numbers of individual teeth.
3. TOOTH NOTATION;
C. FDI system (Federation Dentaire Internationale)(Two
Digit Notation):
• The FDI system is a two digit system that has been adopted by WHO .
• In this system the first digit indicates the quadrant and the second digit
indicates the tooth within the quadrant. 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 as the first digit
indicates permanent and primary dentition respectively.
• 1 to 8 and 1 to 5 as the second digit indicates permanent and primary
teeth respectively.
3. TOOTH NOTATION;
Advantages:
1. Each tooth has a separate number.
2. Simple to understand and teach.
3. Easy to pronounce in conversation.
4. Easy to transmit over computer & easy for charting.
Disadvantage:
May be confused with ADA numbers.