title: Single-tooth replacement in the anterior arch by means of a cantilevered IPS e.max Press veneer-retained fixed partial denture: case series of 35 patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This case series study evaluated the clinical outcomes of cantilevered veneer-retained fixed partial dentures (VRFPDs) fabricated with IPS e.max Press for single-tooth replacement in the anterior arch.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 35 patients were treated with VRFPDs, including 17 cases in the maxilla and 18 in the mandible. The patients were evaluated at baseline and annually from October 2005 to July 2011 for the integrity of the VRFPDs, proximal contacts, occulsal relationships, pulp vitality, and tooth mobility. The degree of satisfaction was indicated with a visual analog scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During a mean observation time of 46.57 months, 35 VRFPDs on vital abutment teeth did not exhibit postoperative sensitivity or secondary caries. No fractures or chipping of the restorations occurred within the course of the evaluation. No patient complained of food impaction. One cantilevered pontic needed adjustment on the incisal edge due to premature contacts after the 3-year recall examination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cantilevered IPS e.max Press VRFPDs should be considered a minimally invasive, single-tooth restorative strategy in the anterior or first premolar area. Longer observation periods are necessary before this type of restorative design can be recommended as a general conservative procedure.
authors.affiliation: Center of Dental Medicine, china-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Baohua
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D003791:Dental Pulp Test; D003801:Dental Veneers; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D003779:Denture Design; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019558:Occlusal Adjustment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C508050:IPS e.max Press; D019279:Resin Cements; C493120:lithia disilicate; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C103502:Variolink