
pmid: 25444283
Recently, monolithic zirconia restorations have received attention as an alternative to zirconia veneered with feldspathic porcelain to eliminate chipping failures of veneer ceramics. In this clinical report, a patient with mandibular edentulism received 4 dental implants in the interforaminal area, and a screw-retained monolithic zirconia prosthesis was fabricated. The patient also received a maxillary complete removable dental prosthesis over 4 anterior roots. At the 18-month follow-up, all of the zirconia cylinders were seen to be fractured, and the contacting abutment surfaces had lost structural integrity. The damaged abutments were replaced with new abutments, and a new prosthesis was delivered with a computer-assisted design and computer-assisted manufacturing fabricated titanium framework with denture teeth and denture base resins. At the 6-month recall, the patient did not have any problems. Dental zirconia has excellent physical properties; however, care should be taken to prevent excessive stresses on the zirconia cylinders when a screw-retained zirconia restoration is planned as a definitive prosthesis.
Male, Denture Bases, Implant-Supported*, Denture, Complete, Lower, 610, Composite Resins, Dental Prosthesis, Dental Materials, 617, Humans, Dental Restoration Failure, Composite Resins/chemistry, Denture Design, Aged, Titanium, Dental Restoration Failure*, Lower*, Zirconium/chemistry*, Dental Implant-Abutment Design, Denture, Overlay, Dental Materials/chemistry*, Denture, Titanium/chemistry, Complete, Retreatment, Computer-Aided Design, Overlay, Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported, Zirconium, Follow-Up Studies
Male, Denture Bases, Implant-Supported*, Denture, Complete, Lower, 610, Composite Resins, Dental Prosthesis, Dental Materials, 617, Humans, Dental Restoration Failure, Composite Resins/chemistry, Denture Design, Aged, Titanium, Dental Restoration Failure*, Lower*, Zirconium/chemistry*, Dental Implant-Abutment Design, Denture, Overlay, Dental Materials/chemistry*, Denture, Titanium/chemistry, Complete, Retreatment, Computer-Aided Design, Overlay, Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported, Zirconium, Follow-Up Studies
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 26 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
