title: Complete esthetic and functional rehabilitation with adhesively luted all-ceramic restorations--case report over 4.5 years.
abstract: Complete prosthodontic rehabilitation using single-tooth crowns is an invasive therapy, even though the success of single-tooth crowns is well proven. In some cases, adhesively luted glass-ceramic restorations with reduced preparation depths might be a less invasive alternative. In the case presented, a 40-year-old female patient with multiple cement restorations, erosions, dysfunctional abrasion, and gap formation in the maxillary anterior region received treatment to restore function and esthetics. Minimally invasive glass-ceramic full-coverage crowns, partial crowns, and veneers were placed using the adhesive luting technique. The functional rehabilitation included increasing the occlusal height by about 2 mm. The patient was clinically followed for 4.5 years at annual examinations, which included dental and periodontal evaluations and a clinical quality assessment applying modified California Dental Association (CDA) criteria. Observations yielded only marginal discolorations and gingival recession of minor clinical importance. No adverse events occurred; the patient was highly satisfied with the esthetic result and had no complaints.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Material Science, Dental School, University of Zürich, Switzerland. martin.groten@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Groten
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003442:Crowns; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D003801:Dental Veneers; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation; D020127:Recovery of Function; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic; D014716:Vertical Dimension
chemical_list: D003776:Dental Porcelain