Rescuing Failing Fixed Prosthodontic and Direct Restorations
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Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD
Crowns and fixed prostheses are the single most revenue-producing part of a typical general practice, but they are expensive! Wouldn’t you like to make them serve as long as possible? Gordon has numerous rescue techniques that can help! Some rescue procedures are well proven to increase the service potential of restorations, while others are less predictable. This video shows many rescue procedures, including: repairing margin defects on failing crowns, closing open contact areas, esthetic restoration of endo and implant access holes in crowns, inexpensive splinting of mobile teeth, removing implant-supported crowns when there is a loose abutment screw, making low-cost resin crowns, and others! While restoration salvage may not provide a long-term solution, your patients appreciate your help and will come back for additional treatment when it becomes necessary.
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Table of Contents
- Challenges with Failing Fixed Prosthodontic Restorations
- Informed Consent Is Necessary
- Zirconia Restorations Coming off in Service
- IPS e.max Restorations Coming off in Service
- Ceramic Broken from Single Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal Crown
- Ceramic Broken from Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal Fixed Prosthesis
- Caries at Cervical Margin of Previously Placed Crown
- Open Contact on Amalgam and Composite Restorations
- Open Contact on IPS e.max or Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal Restorations
- Open Contact on Zirconia Restoration
- Caries on Mesial or Distal of Previously Restored Two-Surface Class II Amalgam or Composite Restorations
- Restoring Endodontic Access Hole in Ceramic Crown
- Restoring Screw Access Hole in Implant-Supported Ceramic Crown
- Restoring Zirconia Crown with Piece Broken Off
- Restoring Zirconia-Based Crown with Piece Broken Off
- Removing Fixed Prosthesis Loose on One End
- Splinting Mobile Teeth with Bonded Composite and Wire or Fiber
- Financial Considerations
- Conclusion