A survey of the distribution and types of full crowns prescribed in Melbourne, Australia

Authors
Stankiewicz, NR Wilson, PR
Citation
Nr. Stankiewicz et Pr. Wilson, A survey of the distribution and types of full crowns prescribed in Melbourne, Australia, AUST DENT J, 45(3), 2000, pp. 193-197
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry/Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
AUSTRALIAN DENTAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00450421 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
193 - 197
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-0421(200009)45:3<193:ASOTDA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The full crowns made by 11 commercial dental laboratories in Melbourne, Aus tralia, were surveyed over a two-month period, The survey was designed to f ind which teeth were crowned and what types of full crowns were prescribed. Maxillary central incisors were found to be the most frequently crowned te eth (15.6 per cent) and porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns were the most commo nly prescribed type of crown (82.9 per cent). This study may form a baselin e with which other Australian studies may be compared and contrasted.