Crown lengthening procedure following intentional endodontic therapy for correction of supra-erupted posterior teeth: Case series with long-term follow-up
Author(s) -
Shruti Patil,
Sudhindra Kulkarni,
Srinath Thakur,
Balaram Naik
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.175176
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , crown (dentistry) , interdental consonant , endodontic therapy , orthodontics , radiography , posterior teeth , surgery , root canal
The crown lengthening procedure (CLP) is routinely carried out to correct gingival levels and achieve esthetic contours and adequate crown lengths for restorative purposes. Though the short-term outcomes have been found to be stable, long-term results are not much reported.
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