2. Manifestations of failure
ď Pain
ď Inability to function
ď Dissatisfaction with esthetics
ď Broken teeth and/or restoration
ď Inflammatory swelling
ď Bad taste
ď Bad breath
ď Bleeding gums
ď Anxiety
3. Causes of fixed prosthesis failure
ď Improper case selection
ď Faulty diagnosis and treatment plan
ď Inaccurate clinical or laboratory procedures
ď Poor patient care and maintenance following
insertion
4. Classification of fixed prosthesis failure
Biological Esthetic
Mechanical
⢠Discomfort ⢠At the time of
⢠Caries cementation
⢠Pulp injury ⢠Delayed
⢠Periodontal ⢠Looseness or esthetic failure
breakdown dislodgement
⢠Occlusal ⢠Prosthesis
problems fracture
⢠Tooth ⢠Occlusal wear
perforation or perforation
⢠Tooth fracture
13. Mechanical Failures
Occlusal wear or perforation
Looseness or dislodgement
⢠Lack of retention
Prosthesis fracture o Faulty preparation
o Improper design
⢠Joint fractures o Improper
⢠Facing fractures construction
⢠All ceramic crown ⢠Recurrent caries
fracture ⢠Mobility
o Faulty ⢠Torque
preparation ⢠Faulty cementation
o Faulty
construction
o Faulty
cementation
⢠Post fracture
16. Esthetic Failures
Delayed esthetic failures
⢠Gingival recession
At the time of cementation ⢠Sub pontic tissue
shrinkage
⢠Actual failures ⢠Periodontal surgery
o Color mismatch ⢠Porosity
o Poor tooth contour, marginal ⢠Drifting of anterior
roughness & extension teeth
o Metal display in partial ⢠wear
coverage
o Improper pontic placement
o Porcelain fracture during
cementation
⢠Color blindness
⢠Unrealistic complains by the pt.
o Inadequate communication
o Unrealistic expectations of pt.
o Dysmorphophobia
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18. Avoiding failures
ď Caution at the planning stage
ď Confirmation of diagnosis and treatment
plan for inexperienced operator
ď Expertise of the technician
ď Treatment of preoperative problems
ď Search for the primary cause of failure
rather than the apparent
19. When the prognosis is
questionable ???
The methods used to facilitate re-treatment are:
ď Use of temporary cement
ď Design of prosthesis for possible future addition
ď The placement of a rest seat for possible future use
ď Specified undercut or guide plane of a crown, even
when denture is not planned
ď Planning and noting solder joint placement
ď Recording of shades
ď Recording of cement used
ď Retention of working casts and provisional restorations
21. CASE # 1
â˘75 years old
â˘6- units bridge
Carious
â˘Satisfactory for 9 yrs
â˘Prefer not to have a new
Abutments
one
â˘Clinical examination:
carious abutments 11, 13
Management
â˘Caries removal
â˘Root canal treatment
â˘Post and core done
for each tooth
â˘Bridge lasted for the
remaining 6 years
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23. CASE # 2
â˘Advanced periodontitis
Periodontal
â˘Complicated by tooth loss
and mobility
â˘Had a partial denture (not
coping well with it) Breakdown
â˘Wishes to consider a fixed
restoration option
â˘For health reasons implants
were not a practical option
Management
â˘Teeth prepared for full
crowns
â˘Telescopic crowns with
parallel path of insertion
cemented permanently
⢠One piece fixed bridge
fabricated over the crowns