This case report presents a retrieval analysis of a screw-retained one-piece restoration with the veneering ceramic fired directly onto the zirconia abutment that fractured during insertion. A patient who experienced root fracture of a maxillary left central incisor received a titanium implant on the same day as extraction. After delayed implant loading, a two-piece zirconia abutment with metallic insertion was customized. Upon installation, a horizontal fracture of the crown just above the metallic portion was detected. The retrieval analysis of a fractured zirconia abutment showed crack formation and diffusion of glaze material that expanded the crack line during firing.
Keywords: Dental Implant-Abutment Design; Dental Implants; Dental Porcelain; Periprosthetic Fractures; Prosthesis Failure Analyses; Zirconia.
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