{"title":"Repair Versus Replacement of Restorations.","authors":"Thomas D Larson","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dentists evaluate previously placed restorations every day to determine their acceptability. Many restorations have some defects associated with them. This article will review criteria useful to determine whether a restoration can be repaired, refurbished, or replaced. Methods and materials usefulfor repair will be discussed, as well as the science behind the decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":76245,"journal":{"name":"Northwest dentistry","volume":"95 4","pages":"35-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Northwest dentistry","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Dentists evaluate previously placed restorations every day to determine their acceptability. Many restorations have some defects associated with them. This article will review criteria useful to determine whether a restoration can be repaired, refurbished, or replaced. Methods and materials usefulfor repair will be discussed, as well as the science behind the decision-making.