Importance of Maintaining Cusps in Partial Coverage Restorations
This chapter emphasizes the need for conservative treatment options and the preservation of dentine supported enamel in partial coverage restorations. It also discusses the use of dental calipers to measure wall thickness and the process of immediate dentine sealing.
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How and Why to do Immediate Dentine Sealing:
In this first episode, Zahid and Jaz not only explored the fundamental principles of IDS but also offered a practical guide for its smooth implementation in clinical settings.
Every single step of IDS is broken down and made tangible.
Protrusive Dental Pearl: When dental work fails after a long time service, remind the patient that ‘it does not owe us anything’ and ‘What could they buy today that would last X years?’
Highlights of this Episode: 00:00 Introduction 07:13 Zahid Shaikh Introduction 11:39 Immediate Dentin Sealing (IDS) 14:54 History of Immediate Dentin Sealing 18:47 Onlay vs Overlay? 21:33 Occlusal Reduction for Ceramic Onlays 23:28 Caries Removal and Isolation 24:58 Air Abrasion in Adhesive Dentistry 27:36 Clinical Steps in Immediate Dentine Sealing 35:48 Thickness of IDS Layer 40:12 Enamel Refinement 42:02 Preventing Temps from Sticking to Your IDS 51:11 Liquid Dam to Temporise Onlays 52:47 Removing Temporary Onlays
In part 2 of this episode we will explain how to reactivate your IDS layer.
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