We have all seen it: we finish a case that we like, we pat ourselves on the back and send the patient home. At a later date we get the call: “my front tooth chipped”. As we look at the situation we see that the chip is on an abutment in a zirconia bridge, if we want to replace the bridge, we will have to cut off three or more units and redo them.
Dealing with fractured ceramic on zirconia bridges!
By Matt Roberts on 02-15-10. Comments 0
We have all seen it: we finish a case that we like, we pat ourselves on the back and send the patient home. At a later date we get the call: “my front tooth chipped”. As we look at the situation we see that the chip is on an abutment in a zirconia bridge, if we want to replace the bridge, we will have to cut off three or more units and redo them.
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