title: An instrument for removal of defective crowns or fixed partial dentures.
abstract: An instrument has been described that provides the torquing forces needed to allow easy removal of defective crowns from all parts of the mouth. The instrument is inexpensive and can be obtained locally and modified by the dentist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, West Virginia University, School of Dentistry, Morgantown.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D017005:Dental Debonding / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D004867:Equipment Design; D013499:Surface Properties