title: A prospective study of cantilever resin-bonded bridges: an initial report.
abstract: A prospective study was undertaken in a dental teaching hospital to compare the clinical performance of cantilever resin-bonded bridges with a fixed-fixed design for the replacement of a maxillary permanent incisor. A total of 25 anterior resin-bonded bridges was placed in 24 patients. The prostheses were evaluated over 14 to 45 months. During the evaluation period only one fixed-fixed type debonded, which was subsequently rebonded successfully. There was no debond in the cantilever group. The short-term, initial findings showed that cantilever resin-bonded bridges performed as successfully as their fixed-fixed counterparts and were considered to be an acceptable form of restoration.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Barnes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000044:Dental Abutments; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003779:Denture Design; D003780:Denture Repair; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies