title: Full-arch milled titanium implant bridge: technical report.
abstract: The manufacturing of full-arch fixed implant-supported bridges with the use of the traditional lost wax technique remains a technical challenge. Distortion of the alloy during casting and subsequent heating cycles during porcelain build-up causes numerous problems. Fracturing of porcelain on large restorations is difficult and costly to restore. The fitting problems can be eliminated by utilising CAD/CAM technology in the manufacturing of long-span or full-arch titanium bridges. Repair of damaged porcelain can be simplified with the use of discrete, individually-removable crowns on the bridge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, Dunedin.
authors.forename: Wendy-Ann
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Peché
authors.forename: Ludwig Jansen
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Van Vuuren
authors.forename: Chae
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D014025:Titanium