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  2. Cracked tooth syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Cracked tooth syndrome could be considered a type of dental trauma and also one of the possible causes of dental pain.One definition of cracked tooth syndrome is "a fracture plane of unknown depth and direction passing through tooth structure that, if not already involving, may progress to communicate with the pulp and/or periodontal ligament."

  3. Crown lengthening - Wikipedia

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    Because beveled tooth structure is not parallel to the vertical axis of the tooth, it does not properly contribute to ferrule height; thus, a desire to bevel the crown margin by 1 mm would require an additional 1 mm of bone removal in the crown lengthening procedure. [19] Frequently, however, restorations are performed without such a bevel.

  4. Post and core - Wikipedia

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    The post does not play any role in reinforcing or supporting the tooth and can in fact make it more likely to fracture at the root. [3] When deciding whether or not a tooth requires a post and core crown rather than a conventional crown, the following must be established: [4] Presence of an adequate ferrule (coronal tooth structure)

  5. Coronectomy - Wikipedia

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    When extracting lower wisdom teeth, coronectomy is a treatment option involving removing the crown of the lower wisdom tooth, whilst keeping the roots in place in healthy patients. This option is given to patients as an alternative to extraction when the wisdom teeth are in close association with the inferior alveolar nerve , and so used to ...

  6. Crown-to-root ratio - Wikipedia

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    These terms can also be used to refer to the clinical sense of the words, as relative crown and relative root, by describing how much tooth remains surrounded by bone.As the inflammation associated with periodontal disease causes the bone to resorb and disappear, revealing more of the root structure, the effective crown height in relation to the effective root height is reduced and the ...

  7. Crown (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

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    Crown used as part of implant restoration. Crowns are indicated to: [2] [3] [4] Replace existing crowns which have failed. Restore the form, function and appearance of badly broken down, worn or fractured teeth, where other simpler forms of restorations are unsuitable or have been found to fail clinically.