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Hinged Single Piece Putty Index for Preclinical Demonstration of Tooth Preparation for Fixed Partial Dentures and Crowns
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Leoney,
(Master of Dental Surgery), King Khalid University, No.1, Guraiger, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
E-mail: antony.leoney@gmail.com
Introduction: Different types of indices are being used for assessment of tooth preparation. All these indices are used to visualize tooth preparations in a particular plane. A single versatile index which could help to visualize tooth preparations in different planes is non-existent. The need for fabrication of such an index and its reliability is of utmost important to provide quality tooth preparations.
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to fabricate a hinged single piece sectioned index which could be used to visualize tooth preparation in different planes and check its reliability in-vitro on phantom models.
Materials and Methods: Ten preclinical students were selected in random for preparing three teeth each. The three teeth preparations are classified as Group A, Group B and Group C based on the non-usage of index, usage of sectioned index and hinged single piece sectioned index respectively. Students were made to do provisional restorations after the tooth preparations. Then a questionnaire was given to students to score the duration/accuracy/comfort during tooth preparation and duration/accuracy of provisional restorations for each of the Groups A,B and C.
Results: In Group C, 90% of students found the final preparation to be very accurate. The time taken for fabrication of provisional restoration using sectioned hinged index by 60% of Group C students was 20 to 30 min.
Conclusion: This hinged index is a viable option when accuracy of tooth preparation and speedy fabrication of provisional restoration is required.
Accuracy, Fabrication, Restoration
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/11547.5774
Date of Submission: Oct 04, 2014
Date of Peer Review: Dec 26, 2014
Date of Acceptance: Feb 21, 2015
Date of Publishing: Apr 01, 2015
Financial OR OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS: None.
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