title: A modified technique for direct, fibre-reinforced, resin-bonded bridges: clinical case reports.
abstract: This article presents new modifications to the clinical technique of fabricating directly applied resin-bonded fibre-reinforced bridges. Torsional and flexural strength is achieved by means of a reinforced polyethylene fibre ribbon substructure surrounded by laminated layers of microhybrid and microfilled resins. The modifications provide a simple method for creating a better pontic-ridge relation and improved overall esthetics. Early clinical experience suggests that this technique has the potential to give patients a relatively conservative, esthetic and periodontally noninvasive alternative for anterior tooth replacement.
authors.affiliation: Division of Fixed Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University. pvanwi@po-box.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Wijlen
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods*; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins