title: Providing support for the pontic of natural tooth adhesive bridges: a clinical report.
abstract: Resin bonded bridges have become established as a treatment option for replacing missing teeth. Their development can be traced to the work of Rochette who used a macro mechanically bonded metal framework to stabilize mobile teeth. Adaptations of Rochette's concept, using natural teeth as pontics, have been presented. The use of a natural tooth has aesthetic and psychological advantages for the patient. The high failure rate of natural tooth pontics may be explained by a lack of support for the tooth on the metal framework. A clinical report is presented to illustrate a previously unreported technique to improve pontic support.
authors.affiliation: Leeds Dental Institute, University of Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Hiba
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Diwani
authors.forename: T Paul
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Hyde
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brunton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000379:methods*; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014070:Tooth; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic / Q000379:methods*; D014093:Tooth, Artificial