Fixed prosthodontics is the art and science of restoring damaged teeth with cast metal, metalceramic, or all-ceramic restorations and of replacing missing teeth with fixed prostheses using metalceramic artificial teeth (pontics) or metal-ceramic crowns over implants.
Successfully treating a patient by means of fixed prosthodontics requires a thoughtful combination of many aspects of dental treatment: patient education and the prevention of further dental disease, sound diagnosis, periodontal therapy, operative skills, occlusal considerations, and, sometimes, placement of removable complete or partial prostheses and endodontic treatment.
After removing her patient’s previously placed bridge, Dr. Muresan addresses secondary decay and places a more esthetic Obsidian® Pressed to Metal bridge following temporization with BioTemps® Provisionals.
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