title: Single-tooth replacement with a chairside prefabricated fiber-reinforced resin composite bridge: a case study.
abstract: There are many fixed options for replacing a single anterior tooth, including implants; conventional full coverage; porcelain-fused-to-metal, all-ceramic, and fiber-reinforced composite designs; and minimal preparation designs that utilize lingual wing frameworks made from metal, ceramic, or fiber-reinforced composite. All of these approaches require at least two visits; however, it is possible to replace a missing anterior tooth in a single visit by using adhesive techniques with resin composite and fiber-reinforced resin composite materials. This approach has been developed and refined with a bridge created at chairside, using a prefabricated fiber-reinforced composite framework. This framework consists of a pontic substructure that is shaped to support a resin composite pontic, with one or two wings used to attach the pontic substructure to either the lingual or facial surfaces of the abutment teeth. This article describes a chairside technique for replacing a maxillary central incisor by using a prefabricated fiber-reinforced framework.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, Farmington, USA.
authors.forename: Sarita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arteaga
authors.forename: Jonathan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Meiers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003188:Composite Resins; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000379:methods; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D014093:Tooth, Artificial
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; C496140:everStick; C009753:fiberglass