Designing tooth preparations for optimal success.
The form of prepared teeth and the amount of tooth structure remove dare important contributors to the mechanical, biologic,and esthetic success of the overlying crown or fixed partial denture.Therefore, it is important to develop clinical guidelines that can be used to optimize success in fixed prosthodontics.
Goodacre
Charles J
CJ
Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA. cgoodacre@sd.llu.edu
D003442:Crowns; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D019246:Tooth Preparation / Q000379:methods*; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic / Q000379:methods*