title: Crown and bridge disassembly--when, why and how.
abstract: Crown and bridgework has a finite life span and fails for a number of reasons. Removal is often by destructive means. There are a number of clinical circumstances, however, in which a conservative disassembly would aid the practitioner in completing restorative/endodontic procedures. The aims of this paper are to provide a classification for crown and bridge removal systems; describe how a number of such systems work; and when and why they might be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Dental Health, Cardiff University School of Dentistry, UK.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Addy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartley
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hayes
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D017005:Dental Debonding / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D012390:Root Canal Therapy