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Preferred term

Crown Lengthening  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

In other languages

  • French

  • Allongement coronaire
  • Allongement de couronne clinique
  • Élongation de couronne clinique

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JHT9W95S-3

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