title: A 10-year follow-up study of fixed metal ceramic prosthodontics.
abstract: The aim of this retrospective study was to record patients' satisfaction with fixed metal ceramic bridges and crowns made by dental students and to evaluate the functioning and condition of the bridges and crowns clinically and radiologically. Out of the 60 patients treated at the Institute of Dentistry during 1984-85, 30 patients attended the follow-up examination (16 women, mean age 39, range 23-62 years and 14 men, mean age 44, range 26-65 years). The anamnestic data and data regarding treatment procedures were collected from the patient files. The patients had been supplied with 41 crowns and 24 bridges (mean 3.9 units, range 3-6 units), which included 61 abutments and 33 pontics or cantilever extensions (abutment/pontic ratio 1.85: 1). Marginal fidelity was unsatisfactory in 13% of the crowns and bridges and gingival bleeding and pockets of 4-6 mm were noted in 27% and 12% of cases, respectively. None of the subjects had caries in the abutments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Stomatognathic Physiology, University of Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Näpänkangas
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Salonen
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Raustia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002484:Cementation; D002516:Ceramics; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D005888:Gingival Pocket / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D008875:Middle Aged; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013335:Students, Dental; D013499:Surface Properties; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement
chemical_list: D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement