Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
Vol. 11 No. 3 (2012): Formerly Jurnal Dentofasial ISSN 1412-8926

Restorasi mahkota pasak pada gigi dengan jarak serviko-oklusal pendek Dowel crown restoration on tooth with short cervico-occlusal distance

Setyawan Bonifacius (Bagian Prostodonsia Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Padjajaran, Bandung)
Sri Wahyuningsih Rais (Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2012

Abstract

Dowel crown restoration is a restoration which is often performed by dentists in daily practice. Dental crowns requirethe dowel crown restoration due to several factors including the crown damage cause has been very severe. Dowelcrown restoration usually consists of two parts, namely dowel with core and crown restoration on it. The core must behigh enough in cervico-occlusal direction to obtain sufficient retention for the attachment of the crown. In some casesthis condition cannot be fulfilled because the cervico-occlusal distances are too short resulting from extrusion of thetooth. This paper is reporting a case of management tooth maxillary second premolar with limited cervico-occlusaldimension with dowel crown restoration in one unit. The technique was a combination of direct and indirect method.The result was an accurate and retentive dowel crown, and has a good aesthetic.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jdmfs

Publisher

Subject

Dentistry

Description

Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science (J Dentomaxillofac Sci) is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal published in English language. Our journal aims to keep dentists informed of developments and advances in general dentistry and its different specialties in an easy-to-read ...