title: The natural tooth pontic; simplified.
abstract: This paper's objective is to describe a simple, economical and fast method to replace a single tooth. Utilizing an indirectly fabricated composite resin framework reinforced with polyethylene fiber and the existing tooth as pontic. This tooth can be the natural tooth or the restorative crown. In addition, this particular design allows for exact repositioning of the coronal part of the extracted tooth in its original intra-oral 3-dimensional position. This chairside technique does not require laboratory involvement.
authors.affiliation: Highland Hospital Oral and Maxillofacial Residency Program, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: Lambert J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Stumpel
mesh_terms: D003779:Denture Design; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D006801:Humans; D019228:Tooth Crown