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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023

Assessment Methods for Marginal and Internal Fit of Partial Crown Restorations: A Systematic Review.

Adolfo Di Fiore, Andrea Zuccon, Filippo Carraro, Michele Basilicata, Patrizio Bollero, Giovanni Bruno, Edoardo Stellini

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Deep Margin Elevation With Various Resin Composites: Effect of Thermomechanical Aging on the Marginal Gap of CAD/CAM Inlays.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2026
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  12. Advanced 3D Insights Into the Marginal and Internal Fit of Ceramic-Filled Hybrid Endocrowns With Variable Preparations.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adolfo Di FioreDepartment of Neuroscience, Section of Prosthetic and Digital Dentistry, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1766-2567
Andrea ZucconDepartment of Neuroscience, Section of Prosthetic and Digital Dentistry, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy.
Filippo CarraroDepartment of Neuroscience, Section of Prosthetic and Digital Dentistry, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy.
Michele BasilicataDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Roma, Italy.
Patrizio BolleroDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Roma, Italy.
Giovanni BrunoDepartment of Neuroscience, Section of Prosthetic and Digital Dentistry, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy.
Edoardo StelliniDepartment of Neuroscience, Section of Prosthetic and Digital Dentistry, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy.
University of Padua · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDifferent methods are used for the analysis of marginal and internal fit of partial crowns, but not all of them are applicable for in vivo studies. The aim of this review is to search the available methods, described in the current literature, to assess marginal and internal fit in partial crowns.

methodsan electronic search was performed on Pubmed and Web of Science databases to find studies published from 1 January 2017 up to 2 March 2023, following PRISMA guidelines and Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews. The search strategy applied was: "(marginal) AND (fit OR gap OR adaptation OR discrepancy) AND (inlay OR onlay OR partial crown)". In vitro studies which evaluated marginal and internal fit on CAD CAM or 3D printed partial crowns were included in this review. Quality of the studies was assessed by using Quality Assessment Tool For In Vitro Studies (QUIN tool).

results22 studies were included. Among conventional methods, direct view with microscope, indirect view on resin replicas, and silicone replica technique (SRT) were used. Considering new digital methods, micro-CT, SRT 3D and triple scan technique (TST) were applied.

conclusionsAmong 2D methods, direct view technique is the most used marginal fit analysis. For a more comprehensive evaluation, a 3D digital analysis is suggested. SRT and indirect view are the only 2D methods available for in vivo analysis. A protocol for the application of TST for assessment in vivo is now available, but no studies are reported in literature yet.

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inlayinternal fitmarginal fitmicro-CTreplica-technique

Identifiers

PMID37568450
PMCPMC10419640
OpenAlexW4385454896

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