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Volume 3 Issue 1 (January - March, 2015)

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Assessment of the survival of fiber-reinforced, adhesively-bonded composite prostheses placed in posterior teeth- A clinical study
Dr. Saritha M.K, Dr. Eazhil R, Dr. Deepak K, Dr. Sreedharan R

Background: The present study was conducted to assess the survival of fiber-reinforced, adhesively-bonded composite prostheses placed in posterior teeth. Materials & Methods: The present retrospective study was conducted on 58 patients that obtained polyethylene fiber-reinforced adhesively bonded composite resin 3-unit prostheses in posterior teeth. Patients were regularly recalled and follow up was done. Results: Out of 58 patients, males were 32 and females were 26. The material used was charisma and tetric. Pontic space used was upper premolar in 12, lower premolar in 10 and lower molar in 8 patients with failure rate of 2, 1 and 0 respectively. In tetric, pontic space was upper premolar in 7, lower premolar in 10 and lower molar in 15 patients. The mean survival time of charisma was 7.2 years and % of survival was 84% and in charisma was 7.6 years and 89%. Conclusion: Authors found mean survival time of 7.2 years and 7.6 years with survival rate of 84% and 89% of charisma and tetric ceram respectively. Key words: charisma, FPD, tetric ceram.

 
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