title: Clinical and laboratory techniques for repair of fractured porcelain in fixed prostheses: a case report.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spinelli Filho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D017269:Dental Prosthesis Repair; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys
chemical_list: D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D003776:Dental Porcelain