OBJECTIVES: Zirconia-based prostheses are used for esthetic crown and fixed restorations, but follow-ups are still limited. The authors evaluated the 7-year clinical results of 303 zirconia core restorations, performed in a general dental private practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical events (fracture and loss of retention, gingivitis, tenderness, excess cement, and temporary pain) were recorded in 303 zirconia core restorations positioned in 88 patients. Kaplan-Meier survival probability estimates were computed for failures (needed the replacement or removal of the prosthesis) and complications (resolved without replacing the prosthesis). RESULTS: One hundred and fifty single crowns (130 tooth-supported, 20 implant-supported) and 153 multiple units up to 6 elements (49 tooth-supported, 104 implant-supported) were followed-up for 7 years in 88 patients (40 men, 48 women), aged 35-89 years (mean 57). During the follow-up period, there were no complications for 287 (95 %) of the restorations. Sixteen restorations/abutment teeth (5 %) had some complication: extraction of abutment tooth (7, 2 %); caries (2, 1 %), porcelain veneer fracture (3, 1 %), loss of retention (4, 1 %). Nine (3 %) restorations were recorded as failures. The overall 7-year survival probability estimate for failures was 0.966 (95 % confidence limits, 0.932 and 0.983), for complications was 0.976 (95 % confidence limits 0.947 and 0.989), with a cumulative survival rate of 94.7 %. CONCLUSIONS: Within the analyzed follow-up, zirconia core restorations appear a good clinical solution, with favorable functional properties. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: All ceramic restorations can be successfully used for both single-and multiple-unit prostheses, either teeth or implants supported.
Seven-year prospective clinical study on zirconia-based single crowns and fixed dental prostheses / G.M. Tartaglia, E. Sidoti, C. Sforza. - In: CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS. - ISSN 1432-6981. - 19:5(2015 Jun), pp. 1137-1145. [10.1007/s00784-014-1330-2]
Seven-year prospective clinical study on zirconia-based single crowns and fixed dental prostheses
G.M. Tartaglia;C. SforzaUltimo
2015
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OBJECTIVES: Zirconia-based prostheses are used for esthetic crown and fixed restorations, but follow-ups are still limited. The authors evaluated the 7-year clinical results of 303 zirconia core restorations, performed in a general dental private practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical events (fracture and loss of retention, gingivitis, tenderness, excess cement, and temporary pain) were recorded in 303 zirconia core restorations positioned in 88 patients. Kaplan-Meier survival probability estimates were computed for failures (needed the replacement or removal of the prosthesis) and complications (resolved without replacing the prosthesis). RESULTS: One hundred and fifty single crowns (130 tooth-supported, 20 implant-supported) and 153 multiple units up to 6 elements (49 tooth-supported, 104 implant-supported) were followed-up for 7 years in 88 patients (40 men, 48 women), aged 35-89 years (mean 57). During the follow-up period, there were no complications for 287 (95 %) of the restorations. Sixteen restorations/abutment teeth (5 %) had some complication: extraction of abutment tooth (7, 2 %); caries (2, 1 %), porcelain veneer fracture (3, 1 %), loss of retention (4, 1 %). Nine (3 %) restorations were recorded as failures. The overall 7-year survival probability estimate for failures was 0.966 (95 % confidence limits, 0.932 and 0.983), for complications was 0.976 (95 % confidence limits 0.947 and 0.989), with a cumulative survival rate of 94.7 %. CONCLUSIONS: Within the analyzed follow-up, zirconia core restorations appear a good clinical solution, with favorable functional properties. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: All ceramic restorations can be successfully used for both single-and multiple-unit prostheses, either teeth or implants supported.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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