title: The design of a two-part acid-etched resin-bonded fixed partial denture.
abstract: A new framework design is presented for resin-bonded, acid-etched, fixed partial dentures. This innovative design divided the restoration into two parts, each with a separate path of insertion. The preparation of abutment teeth required minimal reduction and the pontic could not be displaced during function. Thirty-five patients with missing posterior teeth have been treated with this imaginative approach and after approximately 2 years, there have been no debonding failures.
authors.affiliation: Prosthodontic Department, Fourth Military Medical University, Stomatological Hospital, Xian, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: C X
authors.initials: CX
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D000044:Dental Abutments; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D006801:Humans; D013499:Surface Properties