An implant-supported crown or conventionally fixed partial denture is the most common treatment modality to replace a missing anterior tooth but a more conservative approach, with a fiber reinforced composite resin FPD, can be used to replace a missing anterior tooth in young patients or when the patient does not agree for an implant, or conventional FPD or RPD therapy. It is an esthetic, conse...

Sudden tooth loss in the esthetic zone of the maxillary or mandibular anterior region can be due to trauma, periodontal disease, or endodontic failure. The treatment options for replacing the missing tooth can vary between removable prosthesis, tooth-supported prosthesis, and implant-supported prosthesis. Irrespective of the final treatment, the first line of management would be to provisionall...

High-strength all-ceramic materials are commonly used in dentistry. When complications occur in an all-ceramic restoration, the restoration is usually replaced. This article describes the time-saving ability and cost-effectiveness of this novel technique for the addition of a pontic in two complicated clinical cases. Turkom-Cera(™) [Turkom-Ceramic (M) Sdn. Bhd.] with aluminum oxide (99.98%) is ...

Soft tissue volume and quality are considered important factors for functional esthetic long-term outcomes around natural teeth dental implants. However, achieving them is challenging oral surgeons. Healing of an extraction site combined with normal physiological ridge resorption loss interdental papillae scaffold. Therefore, the rehabilitation these ridges implants or pontic fixed prosthesis u...

Sudden tooth loss in the esthetic zone of maxillary or mandibular anterior region can be due to dental trauma, endodontic failure, extensive root resorption, advanced periodontal disease. The treatment options for replacing missing vary between removable temporary acrylic prosthesis, Resin-bonded bridges, Traditional metal, and ceramic fixed partial denture, implant-supported prosthesis. Irresp...

A direct bonded fixed partial dental prosthesis, with a composite resin denture tooth as a pontic, a tri-n-butylborane initiated adhesive resin, and screw posts for reinforcement, was still functioning after an observation period of 20 years. The prosthesis was found to be reliable for long-term clinical use when chemically and mechanically reinforced.

A soft tissue drape that is formed around the tooth, as it emerges from bone, has both aesthetic and functional significance. Post-extraction hard changes are inevitable leads to a buccal concavity. The pontics for tooth or implant supported fixed partial denture in such cases appear longer. Preservation of part root preserves periodontal apparatus hence facilitates optimal region pontic site d...

The loss of anterior teeth can be hurtful to the patient both psychologically and socially. As the children are becoming more aware these days, they have also become conscious about their looks. Early loss of deciduous anterior teeth has a psychological effect on many children. In such young patients, paper replacement of the teeth can minimize these concerns. Many approaches have been describe...