An "adhesive bridge" technique permitting the chairside replacement of missing single anterior teeth was evaluated over a 19-month period in 18 subjects. Results indicated that "adhesive bridges" offered definite advantages in ease of construction, oral tissue compatability, and esthetics, particularly to the Navy dentist without access to laboratory support. These advantages were offset to a c...

All-ceramic fixed partial dentures (FPDs) have an esthetic approach for oral rehabilitation. However, metal-ceramic FPDs are best indicated in the posterior area where the follow-up studies found a lower failure rate. This 2D finite element study compared the stress distribution on 3-unit all-ceramic and metal-ceramic FPDs and identified the areas of major risk of failure. Three FPD models were...

UNLABELLED Numerous bonded bridge designs have been advocated over the years for the temporary or permanent replacement of missing teeth. Both metal and all-porcelain designs of bonded bridges have been advocated, with varying degrees of success. However, all of these designs involve some degree of tooth preparation, making them irreversible in nature. The Carolina bridge, a novel all-porcelain...

This article presents new modifications to the clinical technique of fabricating directly applied resin-bonded fibre-reinforced bridges. Torsional and flexural strength is achieved by means of a reinforced polyethylene fibre ribbon substructure surrounded by laminated layers of microhybrid and microfilled resins. The modifications provide a simple method for creating a better pontic-ridge relat...

A pontic is an artificial tooth that substitutes a lost natural tooth, preserves its function, and typically fills the space left by actual crown. Sanitary/hygienic modified sanitary/hygienic designs do not contact alveolar mucosa. On other hand, ridge lap, ovate, conical are maintain with The ideal biological properties to be taken into consideration while designing pontics periodontal health,...

OBJECTIVES In some clinical situations, dentists come across partially edentulous patients, and it might be necessary to connect teeth to implants. The aim of this study was to evaluate a metal-ceramic fixed tooth/implant-supported denture with a straight segment, located in the posterior region of the maxilla, when varying the number of teeth used as abutments. MATERIAL AND METHODS A three-e...

PURPOSE This case report discusses the effect of a root submergence technique on preserving the periodontal tissue at the pontic site of fixed dental prostheses in the maxillary anterior aesthetic zone. METHODS Teeth with less than ideal structural support for fixed retainer abutments were decoronated at the crestal bone level. After soft tissue closure, the final fixed dental prostheses were...