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RETRACTION CORDS
soft tissue management using
WHY?
HOW?
 Fluid control
 Rubber Damn
 High volum vaccum
 Saliva ejector
 Antisialogogues
 Finish line exposure
 Mechanical
 Surgical
 Chemomechanical
 Retraction cord + haemostatic agent
MECHANICAL
 Copper band
SURGICAL
 Rotary curettage
 Electrosurgery unit
RETRACTION CORDS
 100% cotton
 Retract the gingiva
 (impression)
 Haemostasis
 (when soaked in a solution)
RETRACTION CORDS
 Twisted
 Braded
RETRACTION CORD
RETRACTION CORDS
 Size: 000
 Within the front tooth area as a lower cord
with
 the double-cord technique
 With very sensitive and thin gingiva
 Size: 00
 Lower cord with the double-cord technique
 Preparation and fixing of veneers
RETRACTION CORDS
 Size: 0
 Lower cord with the double-cord technique
 Restoration of the classes III, IV and V
 Size: 1
 Front tooth area and premolar area /
Protection during pre-preparation
RETRACTION CORDS
 Size: 2
 Upper cord with the double-cord technique
 Premolar and molar areas / Protection during
pre-preparation
 Size: 3
 Upper cord with the double-cord technique /
Molars with pronounced, thick gingiva
HAEMOSTATIC AGNETS
 Requirements:
 Effectiveness in gingival displacement and
haemostasis
 absence of irreversible damage to the gingiva
 absence of systemic effects
Haemostasis Local Vasoconstriction Transitory gingival shrinkage
HAEMOSTATIC AGNETS
 Aluminum Chloride
 Aluminum Sulfate
 Ferric Sulfate
APPLICATION
 Haemostatic agent
 U shaped
 Code packer
WHAT’S NEW?
WHAT’S NEW?
 Time consuming
 Uncomfortable
 Epithelial attachment damage
WHAT’S NEW?
 Hold rigidity in sulcus
 No pressure needed for application
 Create space – like cord
REFERENCES
 Fundamental of Fixed Prosthodontics 3rd ed
 Herbert T.Shilingberg Jr, DDS
 Muller Omicron Dental, customer care center
 EasyCord / Product information
 http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/T-band+matrix
 Gingival retraction cord
 The journal of americal dental association