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2. Dental cement - Wikipedia

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   Zinc phosphate was the very first dental cement to appear on the dental marketplace and is seen as the “standard” for other dental cements to be compared to. The many uses of this cement include permanent cementation of crowns, orthodontic appliances, intraoral splints, inlays, post systems, and fixed partial dentures.

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 (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

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   Adhesive cements should not be used and softer cements are preferred to allow for the easy removal of both temporary cements and crowns. This is crucial as remnants of temporary cement left on the tooth surface can compromise gingival health and interfere with accurate seating of the final restoration and permanent cement attachment.

5. Luting agent - Wikipedia

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   This image taken from the Dental Cosmos shows a box of bottles containing dental cement which was used to lute dental crowns, bridges and inlays. It was produced by the L.D. Caulk Company in the early 1900s. A luting agent is a dental cement connecting the underlying tooth structure to a fixed prosthesis.

6. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   If permanent restoration cannot be carried out immediately after tooth preparation, temporary restoration may be performed. The prepared tooth, ready for placement of restorative materials, is generally called a tooth preparation. Materials used may be gold, amalgam, dental composites, glass ionomer cement, or porcelain, among others.

7. 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]