title: The use of radiographs in small cast-gold restorations.
abstract: The rationale for the use of treatment radiographs in the construction of cast-gold restorations has been presented. Radiographs are made in the University of Louisville Fixed Prosthodontics Clinic at the precementation and postcementation stage of treatment when casting margins are inaccessible. Radiographs at this stage of treatment permit detection and correction of a variety of problems that may not be discovered clinically and allow the construction of excellent cast-gold restorations that would be impossible otherwise. Because all radiation safety factors are observed, the amount of radiation a patient receives is minimized.
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation; D003442:Crowns; D001840:Dental Bonding; D006047:Gold Alloys; D006801:Humans; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011861:Radiography, Dental
chemical_list: D006047:Gold Alloys