Restoring severely compromised anterior teeth with zirconia crowns and feather-edged margin preparations: a 3-year follow-up of a prospective clinical trial

Int J Prosthodont. 2010 Mar-Apr;23(2):107-9.

Abstract

This prospective clinical trial sought to evaluate the 3-year clinical results of anterior teeth restored with 0.3-mm-thick zirconia copings and feather-edged marginal preparations. Ten patients received 19 single-tooth restorations in the anterior maxilla to restore severely decayed teeth. After a mean observation period of 39.2 months, no material fracture occurred and all crowns had acceptable surfaces. A survival and success rate of 100% was recorded, which suggests that the clinical method may be a reliable treatment modality for restoring severely compromised anterior teeth.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Crowns*
  • Dental Abutments
  • Dental Implants, Single-Tooth
  • Dental Materials / chemistry
  • Dental Porcelain / chemistry*
  • Dental Prosthesis Design*
  • Dental Restoration Failure
  • Dental Restoration, Permanent / instrumentation*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incisor
  • Male
  • Maxilla
  • Middle Aged
  • Pilot Projects
  • Prospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Zirconium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Dental Materials
  • Dental Porcelain
  • Zirconium
  • zirconium oxide