The hopeless tooth: When is treatment futile? Major factors affecting the prognosis of the strategic tooth

John W. Harrison; Timothy A. Svec

The hopeless tooth: When is treatment futile? Major factors affecting the prognosis of the strategic tooth

John W. Harrison, Timothy A. Svec

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Abstract

The decision to place a tooth in the hopeless category is by no means a simple one. There is always the possibility of being wrong, the possibility that this tooth may prove to be the exception and, against all odds, survive as a functioning component of the masticatory apparatus. These are the decisions that make us dentists rather than technicians.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	846-850
Number of pages	5
Journal	Quintessence international
Volume	30
Issue number	12
State	Published - Dec 1999
Externally published	Yes

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Dentistry(all)

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The hopeless tooth: When is treatment futile? Major factors affecting the prognosis of the strategic tooth

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