chapter 10 instruments

facebow

establishes the centric relationship of the maxillary teeth to the mandibular teeth

shade guide

to select color for permanent fixed restoration

gingival retraction cord instrument

to place gingival retraction cord in sulcus area after tooth is prepared for a crown and before final impressions are taken

crown and bridge scissors

trim matrix bands, custom temporary crowns, and dental dam septum

contouring pliers

to crimp and contour marginal edge of temporary crown or stainless steel crowns

provisional crown-removing forceps

to remove provisional crown from tooth

CAD/CAM machine

takes an image of a tooth with intraoral wand, constructs anatomy, gingival margins, occlusal, mesial and distal contacts of crown on computer

CAD/CA milling machine

mill the crown with the image take from the camera that connects to the CAD/CAM

wooden bite stick

to seat permanent crown while patient bites in centric occlusion

trial crown remover

to remove permanent crown from tooth during try-in phase