A digital chairside repair protocol for removable partial dentures with polyetheretherketone frameworks

Zijing He; Qin Wu; Na Zhang; Xingqiang Yang; Yuqing Lu; Pengtao Yan; Li Yue; Haiyang Yu

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2023.07.017

A digital chairside repair protocol for removable partial dentures with polyetheretherketone frameworks

J Prosthet Dent. 2023 Aug 19:S0022-3913(23)00486-9. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2023.07.017. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Zijing He¹, Qin Wu¹, Na Zhang¹, Xingqiang Yang², Yuqing Lu¹, Pengtao Yan³, Li Yue⁴, Haiyang Yu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Graduate student, Department of Prosthodontics, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
² Technician, Department of Dental Technology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
³ Graduate student, R&D Department, Jilin University, Sion-Dentex Co., Ltd, Changchun, PR China.
⁴ Senior Technician, Department of Dental Technology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
⁵ Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.. Electronic address: yhyang6812@scu.edu.cn.

PMID: 37604753
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2023.07.017

Abstract

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has become popular for removable partial denture (RPD) frameworks but reports on their clinical follow-up and repair are lacking. Two defective PEEK-framework RPDs were repaired with computer-aided design and manufacturing technology, saving costs and time and simplifying the treatment process.