Present status and future directions: Soft tissue management in prosthodontics

Table 1 Indications for different thickness cords

Cord	Indications
000	Anterior teeth
	Double packing
	Substitute for black silk suture as lower cord in the “two-cord”
	technique
00	Preparing and cementing veneers
	Restorative procedures dealing with thin, friable tissues
0	Lower anteriors
	When luting near gingival and subgingival veneers
	Class III, IV and V restorations
	Second cord for “two-cord” technique
1	Tissue control and/or displacement when soaked in coagulative hemostatic solution prior to and/or after crown preparations
	Protective “pre-preparation” cord on anteriors
2	Upper cord for “two-cord” technique
	Tissue control and/or displacement when soaked in coagulative
	Hemostatic solution prior to and/or after crown preparations
	Protective “pre-preparation” cord on anteriors
3	Areas that have fairly thick gingival tissues where a significant amount of force is required
	Upper cord for those desiring the “two-cord” technique