Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 85, Issue 4 , Pages 363-376 , April 2001

Tooth preparations for complete crowns: An art form based on scientific principles

Portions of this manuscript were presented before the annual meeting of the American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, Chicago, Ill., February 19, 1999, and the annual meeting of The American College of Prosthodontists, Orlando, Fla., November 6, 1997.

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☆ aDean and Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University.

☆☆ bDirector of Graduate Prosthodontics and Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University.

★ cProfessor, Head and Graduate Director, Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa.

★★ Reprint requests to: Dr Charles J. Goodacre, Dean, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, Fax: (909)558-0483, E-mail: cgoodacre@sd.llu.edu

♢ J Prosthet Dent 2001;85:363-76

PII: S0022-3913(01)57751-3

doi: 10.1067/mpr.2001.114685

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 85, Issue 4 , Pages 363-376 , April 2001

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