Title: Assist with a fixed prosthodontics procedure.
Course: Dental Careers II (14054-II) > Section: Demonstrating Chairside Procedures

Assisting should include

- preparing the instrument tray
- selecting materials and disposables
- identifying the criteria for determining the material used to construct the crown and bridge
- taking bite registration
- describing digital/dental workflows for prosthodontics

  - digital impressions
  - digital design (using computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing [CAD/CAM] technology)
  - bite registration
  - milling
  - three-dimensional (3D) printing
  - firing and glazing

- fabricating, cementing, and removing temporary crowns
- removing excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth
- delivering pre- and post-operative instructions.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is used to displace gingival tissue during a crown and bridge preparation?
- What does the dentist use to reduce the height and contour of a tooth for a casting?
- What types of impressions are used during a crown preparation?
- What is the normal time frame for wearing a temporary crown or bridge?
- What type of dental material is used to fabricate custom provisional coverage?
- Why would an aluminum crown be selected for use?
- What are the two most common cements used for provisional crowns?