[Use of casting inlays with pulp chamber retention to restore extensive damaged crowns of molars].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of casting inlays with pulp chamber retention to restore extensively damaged crowns of molars.


METHODS
After root canal treatment, sixty-one extensively damaged molar crowns were restored by casting inlays with pulp chamber retention. All the patients revisited after treatment at regular intervals and routine clinical examinations were performed.


RESULTS
During the follow-up period from 1 to 5 years, all the 61 restorations functioned well. However, gingivitis, secondary caries or food impaction due to ill-fitting margins of prosthesis were observed in some cases.


CONCLUSIONS
Casting inlays with pulp chamber retention is a simple, economic and effective method to restore extensively damaged crowns of molars. Strict choices of indication, precise preparations of the teeth and well-made prosthesis are the key points for long-term successful restorations.
Liu
Xue-Heng
XH
Department of Stomatology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, Guangdong Province, China. LLXj0518@sina.com
Ma
Lian
L
D003442:Crowns; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D008963:Molar; D012390:Root Canal Therapy