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2. Crown (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

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   ICD-9-CM. 23.41. MeSH. D003442. [edit on Wikidata] 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 ...

3. Human tooth development - Wikipedia

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   For human teeth to have a healthy oral environment, all parts of the tooth must develop during appropriate stages of fetal development. Primary (baby) teeth start to form between the sixth and eighth week of prenatal development, and permanent teeth begin to form in the twentieth week. [1] If teeth do not start to develop at or near these times ...

4. Dental anatomy - Wikipedia

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   Dental anatomy is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study of human tooth structures. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its purview. (The function of teeth as they contact one another falls elsewhere, under dental occlusion.) Tooth formation begins before birth, and the teeth's eventual morphology is dictated ...

5. Human tooth - Wikipedia

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   The anatomic crown of a tooth is the area covered in enamel above the cementoenamel junction (CEJ) or "neck" of the tooth. [2] [3] Most of the crown is composed of dentin ("dentine" in British English) with the pulp chamber inside. [4] The crown is within bone before eruption. [5] After eruption, it is almost always visible.

6. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   A systematic review concluded that for decayed baby (primary) teeth, putting an off‐the‐shelf metal crown over the tooth (Hall technique) or only partially removing decay (also referred to as "selective removal" [2]) before placing a filling may be better than the conventional treatment of removing all decay before filling. [3]

7. Crown (tooth) - Wikipedia

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   In dentistry, crown refers to the anatomical area of teeth, usually covered by enamel. 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 ...