title: Extending the use of a 4-META material: repair of fractured metal/ceramic crowns and bridges.
abstract: The dentist who undertakes to carry out fixed bridgework or crowns will be faced with the fracture of a number of these restorations. Repair of such fractures may provide a faster, less traumatic and less expensive form of treatment than replacement of the restoration. Alternative methods of repair of metal/ceramic crowns and bridges are suggested, but further work is required to evaluate the long-term success of these repairs and, if required, to develop reliable methods of repair of metal/ceramic restorations.
authors.affiliation: Glasgow Dental Hospital and School.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Burke
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000328:Adult; D001896:Boron Compounds; D003442:Crowns; D017269:Dental Prosthesis Repair / Q000379:methods*; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D008689:Methacrylates; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D008875:Middle Aged; D019279:Resin Cements
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001896:Boron Compounds; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D008689:Methacrylates; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D019279:Resin Cements; C031172:4-META resin; C041330:Scotchbond; C049495:Super-bond