Natural Teeth

We had the morning off of lecture to work on some natural teeth, as we will be entering the patient care center very soon and many of us needed a refresher. I will be the first to admit I was a bit rusty. We haven't drilled very much this semester b/c we have been working on endo, dentures, perio, and anesthesia. It felt great to hold a handpiece again. Here a few pics… Enjoy. 

Oldies but goodies

This is a series of pictures I took awhile back when I first got to prep an "infected" tooth. I didn't know why I took the pictures at the time (I had not started my blog)…but it looks like they came in handy. Enjoy!

The setup: composite instruments ^

The "infected/ decayed" tooth ^

Another view of the decay ^

Accessing the decay. High speed handpiece to reach the decay, slow speed handpiece to remove it. ^

After the removal of the bulk of the decay a liner was laid down. ^

Preparations for inter-proximal access. exciting! ^ 

After restoration with GI (glass ionomer). Looks healthier at least!