title: Complete mouth reconstruction with implant-supported fixed partial dental prostheses fabricated with zirconia frameworks: a 4-year clinical follow-up.
abstract: Few scientific reports regarding the success of complete mouth partial fixed dental prostheses frameworks fabricated with zirconia are available, especially when dental implants serve as the abutments. A complete mouth reconstruction with zirconia frameworks veneered with feldspathic porcelain is reported involving a 65-year-old white woman who presented with partial edentulism and an unrestorable remaining dentition. After examination, 14 implants were planned (8 in the maxillary arch and 6 in the mandibular arch), and implant-supported zirconia framework screw-retained partial fixed dental prostheses (ISZPFDPs) were fabricated and made in sections for easier retrievability and management. No major complications were encountered during follow-up appointments at 6-month intervals for 4 years. However, minor fractures of the veneering ceramic were noted 4 years after placement. The ISZPFDPs were well accepted by the patient and had a favorable outcome in terms of patient acceptability and success, despite some complications.
authors.affiliation: Graduate student, Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, Calif. Electronic address: spuri@llu.edu.
authors.forename: Shweta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.affiliation: Graduate student, Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, Calif.
authors.forename: Ewa C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Parciak
authors.affiliation: Professor and Director, Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, Calif.
authors.forename: Mathew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kattadiyil
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003801:Dental Veneers; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017680:Potassium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C016447:feldspar; D015040:Zirconium; C028541:zirconium oxide