Artigo Revisado por pares

Axial wall convergence of full veneer crown preparations Documented for dental students and general practitioners

1996; Informa; Volume: 54; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/00016359609006014

ISSN

1502-3850

Autores

Anna Lena Annerstedt, Ulrika Engström, Anna Hansson, Tomas Jansson, Stig Karlsson, Helena Liljhagen, Eva Lindquist, Eva Rydhammar, Maria Tyreman-Bandhede, Pernilla Svensson, Ulrich Wandel,

Tópico(s)

Occupational health in dentistry

Resumo

The convergence angle in 478 full crown preparations was assessed. Of these preparations, 351 had been performed by general practitioners and 127 by dental students. Groups of preparations performed on incisors, premolars, and molars were compared, as were preparations performed by dentists and students. Two different convergence angles were measured for each tooth, buccolingually and mesiodistally. The results showed a mean angle of 21°. The mean values for premolars and molars differed significantly. When a comparison was made of preparations performed by students, a significant difference was found between premolars and molars. The same comparison for general practitioners showed a significant difference both for incisors compared with molars and for premolars compared with molars. A wide range was found for the convergence of the axial walls, especially for the preparations performed by general practitioners.

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