Restorative & Materials · single question
Crown is infra-occluded (submerged below the occlusal plane). What do you do initially? EXCEPT:
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Correct answer: A. Reduce the crown (not indicated initially)
- A. Correct (the exception/not indicated). Reducing a crown that is already infra-occluded (below the occlusal plane, not in excess) does not make clinical sense as an initial step, since the crown is not in hyperocclusion.
- B. Performing a pulp vitality test is a reasonable initial diagnostic step to assess pulpal health/possible cause.
- C. Taking a periapical radiograph is a reasonable initial diagnostic step to evaluate for ankylosis or other periapical causes of infra-occlusion.
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