Open AccessThe effect of amount of lost tooth structure and restorative technique on fracture resistance of endodontically treated premolars
Author(s) -
Mahshid Mohammadi Bassir,
Akram Labibzadeh,
Fatemeh Mollaverdi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.117494
Subject(s) - materials science , fracture (geology) , dentistry , orthodontics , composite material , medicine
Endodontic treatment generally reduces the fracture resistance of teeth. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the fracture resistance and the mode of fracture of endodontically treated human premolars with different amounts of remaining tooth structure.