Retrofitting crowns to an existing removable partial denture clasp: a simple technique.
The fabrication of a new crown to replace an existing abutment tooth for a removable partial denture is one of the most labor-intensive chairside and laboratory procedures. The process can become more complicated when the patient requests a tooth-colored esthetic restoration. Numerous techniques are described in the literature, some for all-metallic restorations and others for metal-ceramic restorations. This article describes a simplified technique that makes use of a polymer ceramic material.
Helvey
Gregg A
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Department of General Dentistry, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA. phident@cs.com
D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000379:methods*