Publications by authors named "Marisa Sukapattee"
Objective: To determine if full crown preparation causes an increase in pulpal blood flow (PBF), indicating inflammation, in human subjects.
Design: The experiments were carried out on 35 intact, mandibular posterior teeth in 13 subjects: 32 were abutments for 16 fixed bridges that replaced first molars; the other 3 were first premolars adjacent to abutment teeth that served as un-operated controls. Crown preparations were made using an air-rotor with water-spray under regional block anaesthesia (4% articaine with epinephrine 1:100,000).