title: Use of an alternative pontic foundation technique for a fiber-reinforced composite fixed partial denture: a clinical report.
abstract: This article describes the treatment of a patient for whom a fiber-composite laminate dowel and core and polyethylene fiber were used as a conservative alternative to provide a dowel-and-core and fixed partial denture foundation. The treatment plan included removing the existing restoration on the maxillary right first molar, placing a fiber-reinforced resin dowel and core for retention and reinforcement of the maxillary first premolar, and fabricating a definitive restoration using polyethylene fiber to reinforce the fixed partial denture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Diyar Bakir, Turkey. emrahayna@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ayna
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Celenk
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D000328:Adult; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry*; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000379:methods*; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020959:Polyethylene / Q000737:chemistry; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011176:Post and Core Technique
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; C029012:Composite Dental Resin; D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011140:Polyurethanes; C084063:RIBBOND; C111841:ceromer; D020959:Polyethylene