[Crown and bridgework prostheses. A survey of the literature]

From 1975 to 1977, 20 dental journals of German, Anglo-American, French and Scandinavian origin were examined for articles concerning crowns and bridges. 286 articles specifically concerned fixed prosthetics, and certain subjects were treated more than others (metal ceramics, relation between restorations and periodontium). It was attempted to give a survey of articles that were clinically oriented, which permitted to reduce the number of articles reviewed.