Clinical follow-up study of ceramic veneered titanium restorations--three-year results

Int J Prosthodont. 1996 Jan-Feb;9(1):9-15.

Abstract

Eighty-four titanium restorations having 125 ceramic veneers were placed for 32 patients. One hundred sixteen (93%) of the veneers could be reexamined after 21 to 41 months. Two of the restorations required removal because of a partial veneer loss. A Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed, giving a survival probability of .85 for single crowns and .59 for fixed partial dentures after a time interval of 30 months, regarding the veneer cracking or chipping. There was a significantly higher survival probability for single crowns than for fixed partial dentures (P=.001, logrank test). It was concluded that ceramic veneered titanium restorations should be limited to single crowns.

MeSH terms

  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Crowns*
  • Dental Porcelain / chemistry
  • Dental Prosthesis Retention / statistics & numerical data*
  • Dental Veneers*
  • Denture, Partial, Fixed*
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Metal Ceramic Alloys*
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Surface Properties
  • Survival Analysis
  • Titanium

Substances

  • Metal Ceramic Alloys
  • Dental Porcelain
  • Titanium