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The Crowning of Vital Teeth

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Operative Dental Surgery

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The types of crown used in the treatment of vital teeth may be grouped into three categories: jacket crowns, full veneer crowns, and partial veneer crowns. Both full and partial veneer crowns may be widely modified according to individual requirements, and the distinction between a partial veneer crown and any other kind of partial veneer is considered to be of semantic, rather than functional validity.

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Messing, J.J., Ray, G.E. (1982). The Crowning of Vital Teeth. In: Operative Dental Surgery. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86078-4_21

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