Question 29 · LDEK · Fixed restorations

Indicate the complications that may occur during preparation of the abutment tooth for fixed prosthetic restorations:

1) insufficient abutment preparation;
2) excessive abutment preparation;
3) thermal injury of the pulp;
4) injury of adjacent teeth;
5) accidental preparation of opposing teeth;
6) periodontal injury;
7) injury of the lip, cheek, tongue;
8) swallowing or aspiration of the bur.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,2,4,5,8.
  2. B. 2,4,5,7.
  3. C. 4,6,7,8.
  4. D. 3,4,6,7.
  5. E. 1,2,3,4,6,7,8.
Hint

List what the bur can harm while preparing an abutment — tooth, pulp, neighbours, soft tissues, airway — and find the item that is not typical.

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