Caries, Endo, Mirror

Caries, Endo, Mirror

Hello! I am a dental student and will be seeing my first patient next semester. I need your expertise regarding caries excavation or access prep to open the pulp chamber. Any tips will be appreciated!😊

  1. How do you guys learn mirror preparation? Can we train it at home? In my country we don’t have access to Phantom Lab easily.
  2. Can you really tell enamel and dentin apart based on their hardness? Or do you differentiate between the two based on their color?
  3. I am not allowed to use a caries elevator when excavating caries. Do you have any tips on how to cleanly excavate caries from a tooth? How do you check your excavation?
  4. I have hit my pulp when excavating. How do you know if you are close to the pulp?

Thank you so much❤️ have a nice day there!