Definition: The orderly operating procedure required to remove diseased tissue and establish in a tooth the biomechanically acceptable form necessary to receive and retain a restoration.


The Steps in Cavity preparation after the modifications made in GV Blacks Classification:

1. Obtaining the outline form.

2. Obtaining the resistance form.

3. Obtaining the retention form.

4. Obtaining the convenience form.

5. Removing remaining carious dentin.

6. Pulp protection.

7. Secondary resistance and retention form.

8. Finishing enamel walls and margin.

9. Performing the toilet of the cavity.

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