title: Crown lengthening to facilitate restorative treatment in the presence of incomplete passive eruption.
abstract: The following clinical case involves subgingival caries noted in the presence of incomplete passive eruption in the maxillary anterior sextant. Understand the clinical entity known as incomplete passive eruption and discover utilization of crown lengthening surgery to treat this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hempton
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Esrason
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016556:Crown Lengthening; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014078:Tooth Eruption