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Comparison of Crown Production over the Years in the Graduate Prosthodontics Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

Dashti, Shahad (2022) Comparison of Crown Production over the Years in the Graduate Prosthodontics Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract
Background: Dental materials have developed over the years. Dentists choose the crown materials for their patients depending on the amount of tooth structure available, esthetics, location of the tooth, and occlusion. Due to the advancement of dental materials, we hypothesize there is a shift in material of choice for crowns from metallic to more aesthetic options. Hence, metal free restorations are more likely to be used nowadays than metal restorations.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the crown production in the Graduate Prosthodontics Clinic at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Dental Medicine over the last few years to determine if there is a difference in material of choice. The null hypothesis of this study was that there is no difference in crown production over recent years.
Search methods: Data were collected from the electronic health records (Axium) from two residents with high productivity to decrease inter-professional variability. One resident worked from 2016 to 2018, and the other one worked from 2014 to 2016. Codes related to crowns included: all metal (D2790, D2792, D6210), porcelain-fused-to-metal (D2750, D2752, D6240, D6242, D6750, D6752), and all ceramic (D2740, D6245, D6740).
Results: The present analysis provides useful new data that there is an increase in zirconia crown production in the Graduate Prosthodontics Clinic at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Dental Medicine in recent years.
Conclusion: There is a trend toward using all ceramic crowns and FPDs in the graduate prosthodontic clinic at the University of Pittsburgh School of dental medicine.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Dashti, Shahadshd81@pitt.edushd81
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Thesis AdvisorVieira, Alexandre R
Committee MemberStoffer, Warren
Committee MemberKunkel, Thomas
Date: 13 October 2022
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 2 August 2022
Approval Date: 13 October 2022
Submission Date: 2 August 2022
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 30
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Dental Medicine > Dental Science
Degree: MDS - Master of Dental Science
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: zirconia, porcelain fused to metal, esthetic, metal free restorations.
Date Deposited: 13 Oct 2022 15:11
Last Modified: 13 Oct 2022 15:11
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/43443

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