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2. 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.

3. Fixed prosthodontics - Wikipedia

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   If the tooth, because of its relative lack of exposed tooth structure, also requires crown lengthening, the total combined time, effort, and cost of the various procedures, together with the decreased prognosis because of the combined inherent failure rates of each procedure, might make it more reasonable to have the tooth extracted and opt to ...

4. Crown (tooth) - Wikipedia

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   The crown is usually visible in the mouth after developing below the gingiva and then erupting into place. If part of the tooth gets chipped or broken, a dentist can apply an artificial crown . Artificial crowns are used most commonly to entirely cover a damaged tooth or to cover an implant.

5. Dental anatomy - Wikipedia

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   The dental papilla contains cells that develop into odontoblasts, which are dentin-forming cells. [3] Additionally, the junction between the dental papilla and inner enamel epithelium determines the crown shape of a tooth. [2] The dental follicle gives rise to three important entities: cementoblasts, osteoblasts, and fibroblasts. Cementoblasts ...

6. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   Preparations may be intracoronal or extracoronal. Intracoronal preparations are those which serve to hold restorative material within the confines of the structure of the crown of a tooth. Examples include all classes of cavity preparations for composite or amalgam as well as those for gold and porcelain inlays.

7. Human tooth development - Wikipedia

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   The dental papilla contains cells that develop into odontoblasts, which are dentin-forming cells. [2] Additionally, the junction between the dental papilla and inner enamel epithelium determines the crown shape of a tooth. [1] Mesenchymal cells within the dental papilla are responsible for formation of tooth pulp.