title: The vented cast gold crown.
abstract: Excellence in clinical restorative dentistry may be defined in many ways. Occlusion, esthetics, and morphology are important but none of these factors is more important than longevity. Not all of us will enjoy the clinical success that Dr. Tucker did but the time-tested technique of venting is one way to help prolong the life of a full cast crown.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Small
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation; D003442:Crowns; D003735:Dental Casting Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D003772:Dental Pins; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D006047:Gold Alloys; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D006047:Gold Alloys