Clements, Kirby2022-06-062022-06-0619761976(OCoLC)15978117b14330465https://hdl.handle.net/2144/44565PLEASE NOTE: This work is protected by copyright. Downloading is restricted to the BU community: please log in with a valid BU account to access and click Download. If you are the author of this work and would like to make it publicly available, please contact open-help@bu.edu.Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry, 1976.Includes bibliography."In the final analysis, the response of the periodontal tissues is the criterion whereby the value of prosthetics is measured." With this statement in mind, this project, to study the effects of the gingival sulcular inflammatory states on the marginal washout of cement around provisional acrylic splints, was undertaken. When prosthetics is indicated for conserving a dentition, what are the requirements of both the provisional prosthesis and the periodontium in creating and maintaining a healthy periodontal environment? The purpose of the study, specifically, will be to examine the effects of the gingival sulcular inflammatory states on the quality and quantity of temporary cement washout around the margins of the acrylic provisional splints.en-USThis work is protected by copyright. Downloading is restricted to the BU community. If you are the author of this work and would like to make it publicly available, please contact open-help@bu.edu.GingivitisDental cementsCrownsThesis/Dissertation