All Ceramic Restoration: When Should You Remove the Cement from the Margins?

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Dr. O. asks:
When should you remove the cement from the margins of an all-ceramic restoration? What worries me is that I routinely use a shoulder finish line. When I remove partially set resin cement when it is in its gel state, I am wondering if I am also pulling out the cement from the marginal seal? I have not been able to find anything in the literature on this. How much cement am I removing when I scrape off the excess? Should I wait until the cement is completely set? This would be a very messy clean-up. I am just concerned that sometimes when I remove the partially set cement, it looks like I am also pulling out the layer of cement between the crown margin and the tooth. What do you think?








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2 Responses to “ All Ceramic Restoration: When Should You Remove the Cement from the Margins? ”

  • Dan December 28th, 2008

    I’ve heard Dr. Galip Gurel explaining how he is dealing with this. He is using a wetted with adhesive brush and during the gel phase, he is removing the excess using this brush. He told us that the extra-cement removed from the interface is being replaced with adhesive. After that, light cure the margin.

    And remember, less is more :) . Don’t use too much cement

  • Pat G. Man February 27th, 2009

    How do you remove paint from the ceramic?
    Thank you

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