CONFRONTING TOOTH PREPARATION ERRORS- A REVIEW

Abstract

Full-crown restoration is a common achievement in restorative dentistry, and some dentists feel that instead of more conservative restorations there are too many crowns placed. The reasons behind the common use of full crowns are evident. Third-party payment companies typically pay for complete crowns on a regular basis, but often deny payment for more restrictive restorations such as inlays and onlays, or pay the fee amount for amalgam restorations. Regardless of the reasons, full-crown restoration is the cornerstone of teethrestorative dentists who are largely carious or otherwise broken down. In any discussion with dental laboratory owners and practicing laboratory technicians about the adequacy of tooth preparations numerous challenges arise immediately in tooth preparations for full crowns. As observed in dental laboratories, tooth preparations for crowns often have numerous deficiencies which limit laboratory technicians' ability to provide optimum service to their dental clients. Several aspects of full-crown tooth preparations have been discussed so that it could be used to improve and motivate readers to evaluate the characteristics of their own tooth preparations to see if changes are in order.