A single-retainer zirconium dioxide ceramic resin-bonded fixed partial denture for single tooth replacement: a clinical report

J Oral Sci. 2005 Sep;47(3):139-42. doi: 10.2334/josnusd.47.139.

Abstract

This clinical report describes a treatment for the replacement of a missing mandibular anterior tooth using a cantilever single-retainer resin-bonded fixed partial denture (RBFPD), fabricated from zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) ceramic. No clinical complications were observed at the 2-year 6-month follow-up examination after placement of the ZrO2 ceramic RBFPD, and satisfactory functional and esthetic results were achieved. A treatment modality using a cantilever ZrO2 ceramic RBFPD is an alternative for single anterior tooth replacement. Further clinical studies are required to evaluate the long-term potential of cantilever single-retainer ZrO2 ceramic RBFPDs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ceramics / chemistry*
  • Dental Materials / chemistry*
  • Denture Design
  • Denture Retention*
  • Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded*
  • Esthetics, Dental
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incisor*
  • Mandible
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Zirconium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Dental Materials
  • Zirconium
  • zirconium oxide