Complication and survival of Mark II restorations: 4-year clinical follow-up

Int J Prosthodont. 2013 May-Jun;26(3):272-6. doi: 10.11607/ijp.3287.

Abstract

A total of 163 monolithic restorations made from Vitablocs Mark II and luted adhesively or with resin cement were followed up for 3 to 70 months. Recall consisted of an evaluation of complete dental and hygiene status as well as quality assessment. Seven of 35 patients were lost to follow-up. Ninety-one percent of the 37 crowns, 23 partial crowns, and 89 inlays evaluated were in the posterior region. Combined survival estimate was 0.92 at the 48-month median observation time. Inlays and partial crowns performed well. Prevalence of complication and failure was highest for crowns (CP = 37.8%, FP = 21.6%). The results demonstrate that success relates to patient factors and restoration type, not luting protocol.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Cementation
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Crowns* / adverse effects
  • Dental Porcelain*
  • Dental Prosthesis Design
  • Dental Restoration Failure*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Inlays / adverse effects*
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Prospective Studies
  • Statistics, Nonparametric

Substances

  • Dental Porcelain