Clinical and laboratory techniques for repair of fractured porcelain in fixed prostheses: a case report

Quintessence Int. 1994 Dec;25(12):835-8.

Abstract

A technique used to repair the abutment tooth of a fixed partial metal-ceramic prosthesis is described. This prosthesis extended from the maxillary central incisor to the left canine. The whole porcelain facial aspect of the central incisor had been fractured. Following a reduction of the metallic structure, a single porcelain crown was bonded to that area. The repair was quick, less expensive and less difficult than removal of the prosthesis and fabrication of a replacement, and provided excellent esthetic and functional results.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Crowns
  • Dental Abutments*
  • Dental Porcelain*
  • Dental Prosthesis Repair*
  • Denture, Partial, Fixed*
  • Glass Ionomer Cements
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metal Ceramic Alloys

Substances

  • Glass Ionomer Cements
  • Metal Ceramic Alloys
  • Dental Porcelain