Abstract
Porcelain fused to metal restorations have been considered as the gold standard in prosthetic dentistry for a long time thanks to their mechanical properties.
Highlights
Porcelain fused to metal restorations has been considered as the gold standard in prosthetic dentistry for a long time thanks to their mechanical properties
To overcome the shortcomings of porcelain fused to metal restorations, advances in dental materials have set the space for the development of allceramic restorations which offer potential excellent esthetics thanks to their optical behavior [8,9,10,11]
This paper describes, through a clinical report the use of zirconia based prostheses to replace missing teeth and restore decayed ones
Summary
Porcelain fused to metal restorations has been considered as the gold standard in prosthetic dentistry for a long time thanks to their mechanical properties. They have been criticized for their esthetic outcome. This paper describes, through a clinical report the use of zirconia based prostheses to replace missing teeth and restore decayed ones. A 55-year-old patient was referred to the Fixed Prosthodontics Department of the Dentistry Clinic, University of Monastir She complained about the poor esthetic of her maxillary anterior teeth. The fact that she expected an optimal esthetic and wanted to avoid implant surgery explained the selection of an all-ceramic zirconia FPD to replace the missing teeth and restore the decaying ones. This was confirmed by Heffernan et al [19] who explained the better suitability of zirconia to the opaque high value teeth
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