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Volume 6 Issue 10 (October, 2018)

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Failure Rate in Fixed Partial Denture Patients- A Clinical Study
Prasanta Kumar Swain

Background: All-ceramic fixed partial dentures (FPDs) have been routinely used in clinical dentistry. The present study was conducted to assess various causes of failures of fixed partial denture. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted in the private clinical set up in the town of Sambalpur, Odisha. It comprised of 112 patients of both genders. The cause of failure was assessed. Results thus obtained were subjected to statistical analysis. Results: Out of 112 patients, males were 60 and females were 52.failures with FPD was pain/discomfort (14), caries of abutment teeth (10), periapical lesions (12), abutment fracture (3) and periodontal diseases (4). The different was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Most commonly seen complications were pain, discomfort, periodontal diseases and caries.
Key words: Fixed partial denture, Pain, Periodontal

Received:  18 June 2018                                                    Revised: 16 July 2018                                         Accepted: 18 July 2018

Corresponding author: Dr. Prasanta Kumar Swain, Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, VSSIMSAR, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha Pin-768017, India

This article may be cited as: Swain PK. Failure Rate in Fixed Partial Denture Patients- A Clinical Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2018;6(10):158-159.

 
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