Resin-bonded fixed dental prosthesis with a modified treatment surface in a zirconia framework: a case report.

Although resin-bonded fixed dental prostheses (RBFDPs) were developed almost 40 years ago, their implementation in clinical practice did not achieve success due to biomechanical failures of the restorative materials. Nowadays, the evolution of ceramic materials and bonding procedures has allowed for the revival of the dental prosthesis. Zirconia is the dental ceramic with the highest flexural strength under compression.

Purpose of esthetic risk assessment in prosthetic rehabilitations with gingiva-shade ceramics.

Esthetic predictability and the possibility to reduce the need for more aggressive surgical interventions have been two strong reasons for the growing acceptance of gingiva shade ceramics in dental treatments. However this type of rehabilitation also has several esthetic constraints. The aim of this paper is to present an assessment system that may serve as a clinician's guideline to clearly identify the risk factors influencing the esthetic result of gum-shade ceramics and, in the end, to grade these clinical situations as high, medium or low esthetic risk.

The papillary veneers concept: an option for solving compromised dental situations.

Background: Rehabilitating anterior edentulous areas can be a challenge for clinicians when there is a loss of hard and soft tissues. The authors present an innovative approach to manage these cases.

Case Description: Case 1 involved a patient with a dental implant placed in the position of tooth no.

Soft tissue waxup and mock-up as key factors in a treatment plan: case presentation.

Rehabilitation of edentulous spaces in esthetic areas is a challenge to the clinician due to the loss of soft tissues. In these clinical situations, it would be desirable to evaluate and predict the gingival architecture to recover in the oral rehabilitation. To fulfill this need, the diagnostic wax should anticipate the final rehabilitation with the integration of hard and soft tissue.