title: The art of crown preparation: a review of principles.
abstract: The following paper consists of a literature review related specifically to the biomechanical principles that determine the design and preparation of teeth: Retention and Resistance form. Magnitude of forces, geometry of tooth preparation, taper, stress concentration, the influence of luting agents and the clinical implication of these factors upon retention and resistance are presented and discussed from the point of view of several authors from the early 1900s until the present.
authors.affiliation: Restorative, Graduate Prosthodontics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Velasquez-Plata
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Andres
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003442:Crowns; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000379:methods; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013499:Surface Properties; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements