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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. [1] A crown is typically bonded to ...

3. Dental instrument - Wikipedia

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   Dental instruments are tools that dental professionals use to provide dental treatment. They include tools to examine, manipulate, treat, restore, and remove teeth and surrounding oral structures. [ 1 ]

4. Dental dam - Wikipedia

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   The dental dam is anchored around the crown of the tooth using a metal clamp to seal and secure the rubber dam sheet to the tooth or teeth that are receiving treatment during the dental procedure. The clamps come in a variety of shapes and sizes which suit the anatomy of the different teeth in the mouth.

5. Crownlay - Wikipedia

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   Crownlays are typically used in place of traditional post and core restorations. Post and core buildups are essentially rods of restorative material made out of titanium, stainless steel or resin that glean extra surface area against the internal walls of root canal-treated teeth when there is little to no teeth left above the gumline to hold a normal crown or onlay in place.

6. Pivot tooth - Wikipedia

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   Pivot tooth with a ferrule. The pivot tooth [1] [2] is a fixed dental prosthesis used to rebuild a tooth.It is a type of crown-root foundation [], but it is an independent supplement and usually consists of a pin or peg and a full crown [3] permanently connected (i.e., without cement) and placed in the patient's oral cavity during a single visit. [4]

7. Fixed prosthodontics - Wikipedia

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   A crown is used to cover a tooth and may be commonly referred to as a "cap." Traditionally, the teeth to be crowned are prepared by a dentist, and records are given to a dental technician to construct the prosthesis. The records include models, which are replicas of a patient's teeth, and the impressions used to make these models.