Choice of cement for single-unit crowns: Findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In this article, the authors present clinical factors associated with the type of cement practitioners use for restoration of single-unit crowns.

Methods

A total of 202 dentists in The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network recorded clinical details (including cement type) used for 3,468 single-unit crowns. The authors classified crowns as bonded if the dentist used a resin cement. The authors used mixed-model logistic regression to assess the associations between various clinical factors and the dentist's decision to bond.

Results

A total of 38.1% of crowns were bonded, and 61.9% were nonbonded; 39.1% (79 of 202) of dentists never bonded a crown, and 20.3% (41 of 202) of dentists bonded every crown in the study. Crowns with excessive occlusal redu

SUBMITTER: Lawson NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6538426 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature