title: Overcasting to repair a fractured porcelain fixed partial denture.
abstract: Long-span, permanently cemented, multiunit prostheses that suffer a fracture of one of the porcelain facings present difficult and often embarassing problems to the clinician. Silane coupling repair systems, although quick, simple, and inexpensive, do not ensure a long-lasting result. An alternative technique involving use of a porcelain-fused-to-metal overcasting and composite resin cement is presented. The overcasting is luted to the original metal casting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Tel Aviv University, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Ramat Aviv, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ben-Ur
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Patael
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gorfil
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003442:Crowns; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003780:Denture Repair / Q000379:methods*; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D019279:Resin Cements; D003776:Dental Porcelain