Research Article | Open Access
AWARENESS OF PIN RETAINED AMALGAM RESTORATIONS AMONG DENTAL PRACTITIONERS
NazFathima Raj Mohamed,DhanrajGanapathy,L. Keerthisasanka,Vinay sivaswamy
Pages: 8255-8275
Abstract
Introduction: Widely damaged teeth involve enamel as well as dentin could be due to caries or other causes,resulting in the preparation of retention could not be fulfilled so that additional pin is used as retention. Pin is made
of titanium and used as retention for restoration with the aim to unite restorative material in the tooth cavity by filling the hole that is prepared in the dentin
Keywords
pin retained, self-threading, mechanical orthodontics, ecofriendly, amalgam restoration