title: Clinical performance of resin-retained fixed partial dentures bonded with a chemically active luting cement.
abstract: A clinical study was undertaken to review resin-retained fixed partial dentures bonded with a chemically active luting cement during a 4-year period. One hundred thirty-seven fixed partial dentures were reviewed of which five had failed because of a nonbonding failure (esthetics, trauma, fracture) and 47 (36%) had failed after a bonding failure, of which 72% were rebonded. The mean time of failure was 10.9 months (SD 9.8). The failure rate appeared to be affected by position, use of a rubber dam, and the fixed partial denture design, although no one factor reached conventional statistical significance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Wales College of Medicine, Dental School, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gilmour
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D000044:Dental Abutments; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000145:classification; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003779:Denture Design; D003780:Denture Repair; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000145:classification; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016733:Rubber Dams; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements