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Overhanging Dental Restorations and Periodontal Disease
Author(s) -
Gilmore Neville,
Sheiham Aubrey
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1971.42.1.8
Subject(s) - citation , dentistry , oral medicine , medicine , dental public health , medical school , family medicine , library science , oral health , medical education , computer science
It is generally accepted that inflammatory periodontal disease is caused by local irritation. In addition to den tal plaque and calculus, overhanging margins to dental restorations have been cited as local irritants in perio dontal disease. In a committee report from the World Workshop in Periodontics, it was stated that "over hanging restorations are local factors which initiate, enhance or supplement periodontal disease . . . " It would indeed be ironic if in the process of restoring teeth affected by dental caries, dentistry in any way contributed to the causation of periodontal disease, thereby threatening the longevity of the restored teeth.