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Dentists offer an important service in our society. They spend their careers evaluating oral health, treating various problems and helping millions of people maintain healthy mouths. The oral cavity is one of the most important and most complex parts of the human body. A dentist can help his patient prevent the many diseases and... more »
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A dental restoration or dental filling is a dental restorative material used to restore the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. The structural loss typically results from caries or external trauma. It is also lost intentionally during tooth preparation to improve the aesthetics or the physical integrity of the intended restorative material. Dental restoration also refers to the replacement of missing tooth structure which is supported by dental implants.
Dental restorations can be divided into two broad types: direct restorations and indirect restorations. All dental restorations can be further classified by their location and size. A root canal filling is a restorative technique used to fill the space where the dental pulp normally resides.
Tooth preparation
Tooth preparation is usually required before placing a dental restoration. This process involves cutting the tooth usually with a dental drill to make space for the planned restoration, remove any dental decay and structurally unsound tooth. If permanent restoration can not be carried out after tooth preparation, temporary restoration is done.
A tooth preparation is the finished product of a tooths structure prior to restoration with a dental restorative material, such as gold, amalgam, composite, porcelain or any number of other materials.
There are two types of preparations.
*Intracoronal preparations are those preparations which serve to hold restorative material within the confines of the structure of the crown of a tooth. Examples include all classes of cavity preparations for composite or amalgam, as well as those for gold and porcelain inlays. Intracoronal preparations are also made as female recipients to receive the male components of RPDs.
*Extracoronal preparations are those preparations which serve as a core or base upon which or around which restorative material will be placed to bring the tooth back into a functional or esthe read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental+restoration
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