Inlay-retained zirconia fixed dental prosthesis: clinical and laboratory procedures.
Many treatment options are currently available for single tooth replacement, such as metal-ceramic, all-ceramic, direct or indirect fiber-reinforced composite fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) or implants. Inlay-retained FDPs could be indicated especially when adjacent teeth have preexisting restorations and where implant placement is not possible or not indicated. In such cases, indication of both metal-ceramic and fiber-reinforced composite FDPs has certain disadvantages. This paper describes the use of all-ceramic inlay-retained FDPs with zirconia frameworks, veneered with a press-on technique. The retainer margins were made of pressed ceramic to make adhesive luting possible. In deep cavities, a full contour press-on ceramic all around the retainers increased the available surface area for the adhesive approach.
Department of Oral Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. carlo.monaco2@unibo.it
Carlo
C
Monaco
Paolo
P
Cardelli
Michele
M
Bolognesi
Roberto
R
Scotti
Mutlu
M
Ozcan
D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D003801:Dental Veneers; D003779:Denture Design; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D003781:Denture Retention; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
D003764:Dental Materials; C508050:IPS e.max Press; D019279:Resin Cements; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D015040:Zirconium; C028541:zirconium oxide