The effect of pulp conservative restoration for early cracked teeth

38 molars diagnosed as early cracked teeth and without pulpitis were selected to carry out the clinical observation.All the teeth were prepared and restored by metal crown under local anesthesia.After 1-15 years follow-up,the efficiency was 84.20% and all the tested teeth showed no symptoms of pulpitis and kept good chewing function.The results suggests that for the teeth diagnosed as early cracked molars and without pulp inflammation,making metal crown with less dentin loss is a safe and scientific treatment method.