The pulpal floor needs to flat in order to better resist occlusal forces. Take a look at the work on this video as a reference:
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ERRORS
- Did not constantly maintain the height of the bur while preparing across a path; The established initial depth was lost as the operator performed the occlusal aspect of the prep.
- Lifting the bur as the operator tries to expand the isthmus width, thus creating steps or sloping of the floor along the bucco-pulpal/linguo-pulpal line angles.
- Did not effectively utilize the shape of the 330 bur. Or did not use #56 to flatten the floor.
TROUBLESHOOTING
#330 bur is pear shaped, with a slightly flat tip and rounded corners, use this to create a flat floor but keeping in mind to maintain the height of the bur (or do not move occlusally) as you extend buccal-lingually. When used improperly, it is easy for a 330 bur to make a scooped out or concave floor.
May use #56 bur but avoiding the line angles, buccal-lingual walls, and cavosurface margins. Only then that the width of the cavity can accommodate the size of #56, before you can use it to flat the floors.