Open AccessManagement of short clinical crowns by utilizing horizontal groove retentive technique in crown/tooth or both with different luting cements – An analysis on extracted teeth
Author(s) -
J Haritha,
M Reddi Narasimha Rao,
B Indira Padmaja,
Narendranath Reddy,
N. Ramesh Babu,
K. Karthik
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_939_19
Subject(s) - crown (dentistry) , groove (engineering) , medicine , dentistry , molar , ultimate tensile strength , tooth crown , orthodontics , casting , maxillary first molar , universal testing machine , composite material , materials science , metallurgy
The aim of the present study was to compare and evaluate the retention of dislodged crowns by addition of one horizontal circumferential groove (HCG) to preparation and/or casting and with two luting cements.