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  2. Fixed prosthodontics - Wikipedia

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    A bridge is used to span, or bridge, an edentulous area (space where teeth are missing), usually by connecting to fixed restorations on adjacent teeth. The teeth used to support the bridge are called abutments. A bridge may also refer to a single-piece multiple-unit fixed partial denture (numerous single-unit crowns either cast or fused together).

  3. Post and core - Wikipedia

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    A post and core crown is a type of dental restoration required where there is an inadequate amount of sound tooth tissue remaining to retain a conventional crown. A post is cemented into a prepared root canal , which retains a core restoration, which retains the final crown.

  4. Dental implant - Wikipedia

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    Placement of dental implants is a surgical procedure and carries the normal risks of surgery including infection, excessive bleeding and necrosis of the flap of tissue around the implant. Nearby anatomic structures, such as the inferior alveolar nerve , the maxillary sinus and blood vessels, can also be injured when the osteotomy is created or ...

  5. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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    The following casting alloys are mostly used for making crowns, bridges and dentures. Titanium, usually commercially pure but sometimes a 90% alloy, is used as the anchor for dental implants as it is biocompatible and can integrate into bone. Precious metallic alloys. gold (high purity: 99.7%) gold alloys (with high gold content) gold-platina alloy

  6. Bridge (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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    Acrylic resin was the first veneering material used to help restore the aesthetics of crown and bridges. The aim was to maintain a similar colour to natural teeth by attaching it on the labial surface of metal crown / bridges; however, resin-veneered dental prosthetics lacked stability and abrasion resistance. [17]

  7. Crown (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

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    In dentistry, a crown or a dental cap is a type of dental restoration that completely caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant. A crown may be needed when a large dental cavity threatens the health of a tooth. Some dentists will also finish root canal treatment by covering the exposed tooth with a crown.