title: Immediate tooth replacement using fiber-reinforced composite and natural tooth pontic.
abstract: The loss and replacement of anterior maxillary teeth poses several challenges. In patients refusing implant surgery, when minimal tooth reduction is desired, a fiber-reinforced composite fixed-partial denture may be used as a conservative alternative to a conventional fixed-partial denture for replacement of a single missing tooth. This article describes a clinical technique and six-year follow-up. The patient presented with a missing maxillary central incisor due to localized juvenile periodontitis. The abutment teeth were clinically stable. The advantage of supragingival margins and minimal tooth structure removal made the bonded bridge with a natural tooth pontic a viable procedure for this compromised restorative situation.
authors.affiliation: Restorative Department and Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kermanshah
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Motevasselian
mesh_terms: D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla; D011095:Polyethylenes; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D011095:Polyethylenes