Fabrication of an all-ceramic abutment crown under an existing removable partial denture using CAD/CAM technology.
Fabricating a crown beneath an existing removable partial denture is technique sensitive, difficult, and time consuming. A procedure is described using CAD/CAM technology to fabricate an all-ceramic crown under an existing removable partial denture that is simple, esthetic, and convenient for the patient and the clinician.
Marchack
Baldwin W
BW
Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA. bmarchack@aol.com
Chen
Linda B
LB
Marchack
Christopher B
CB
Futatsuki
Yukiko
Y
D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic / Q000379:methods; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry
D003764:Dental Materials; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; C077451:Procera; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D015040:Zirconium; D014025:Titanium; C028541:zirconium oxide