title: Chairside prefabricated fiber-reinforced resin composite fixed partial dentures.
abstract: The introduction of pre-impregnated fiber-reinforced resin composites has provided the dental profession with the opportunity to fabricate and deliver adhesive, esthetic, and metal-free tooth replacements. Utilizing this technology, a prefabricated fiber-reinforced resin composite fixed partial denture prototype that allows rapid, cost-effective, and noninvasive fixed tooth replacement for single anterior teeth has been developed. Ideal situations for this type of service include: a fixed replacement following tooth loss from trauma; a fixed tooth replacement in medically compromised patients who cannot sit for extended periods of time or have local anesthesia; periodontally compromised abutments; a fixed space maintainer following orthodontic movement; and a fixed provisional during the post implant healing phase prior to loading. This article describes the framework construction and placement protocol for the prefabricated fiber-reinforced resin composite fixed partial denture.
authors.affiliation: Division Head for Operative Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06030-1615, USA. meiers@nso2.uchc.edu
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Meiers
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Freilich
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D000044:Dental Abutments; D001840:Dental Bonding; D015921:Dental Implants; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed / Q000191:economics; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000295:instrumentation; D013499:Surface Properties; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D015921:Dental Implants; C009753:fiberglass