Integration of all-ceramic restorations in reconstructive prosthetic dentistry: a case report.
A male patient presented for maxillary and mandibular complete-arch prostheses. A total of eight all-ceramic restorations, eight metal-ceramic crowns, and four metal-ceramic fixed partial dentures were placed. The restorations were examined for marginal integrity, anatomic form, surface, and color for a period of 12 months. All restorations were in function at the end of the evaluation period. There was no adverse event. No substantial difference between the all-ceramic onlays and the metal-ceramic crowns was apparent. The all-ceramic restorations exhibited the least plaque growth. Bleeding on probing was minimal at both restoration types. The marginal integrity of the all-ceramic restorations was considered to be nearly as precise as that of the metal-ceramic crowns.
Department of Oral Surgery, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany. MarcusAbboud@aol.com
Marcus
M
Abboud
Helmut
H
Stark
Bernd
B
Koeck
D000179:Acrylates; D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D003442:Crowns; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D003801:Dental Veneers; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D008297:Male; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D008875:Middle Aged; D019279:Resin Cements
D000179:Acrylates; D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D019279:Resin Cements; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C078519:leucite; C040415:heliobond