title: Classification system for conventional crown and fixed partial denture failures.
abstract: The dental literature is replete with reports on the many aspects of failure encountered with traditional fixed prosthodontic treatment, including longitudinal survival studies of crowns and fixed partial dentures and reasons for failures. However, criteria for grading or classifying the type and severity of these failures are inadequate. A classification system for conventional fixed prosthodontic failures based on severity is presented.
authors.affiliation: Prosthodontic Department, Jahra Dental Center, Ministry of Health, Kuwait. jonsbin@yahoo.com
authors.forename: John Joy
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Manappallil
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation; D002965:Classification; D003442:Crowns / Q000145:classification*; D000044:Dental Abutments; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003779:Denture Design; D003780:Denture Repair; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D019558:Occlusal Adjustment; D019233:Retreatment