Crown Lengthening D016556

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Dentistry [E06] » Orthodontics » Orthodontics, Corrective » Crown Lengthening

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Dentistry [E06] » Dentistry, Operative » Crown Lengthening

Description

Technique combining controlled eruptive TOOTH MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES and incision of the supracrestal gingival attachment to allow for proper restoration of a destroyed or damaged crown of a tooth. Controlled eruption of the tooth is obtained using ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES. During this eruptive phase, repeated incisions are made at the junctional epithelium of the sulcus and the supracrestal connective tissue to prevent coronal displacement of the gingiva and of the attachment apparatus.   MeSH

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