[Restoration of four missing upper-incisors with fixed bridges. I. A survey of fifty fixed bridges]. 1989

S Mukai

Four missing upper-incisors are usually restored in practice by both ways, fixed bridges and removable partial dentures. A survey of fifty fixed bridges for this type of missing teeth was conducted, in order to find out some points of caution when bridges are selected. The following results were obtained: 1. The average age of patients was 47 years old and the average life span of bridges was about 10 years. 2. Six-tooth fixed bridges extending from cuspid to cuspid, that is, bridges with two abutment teeth made up 70% of all bridges. 3. Band-crowns were used in the highest frequency (50%) retainers. 4. Various kinds of disorders were detected in the gathered bridges. Particularly recurrent caries and alveolar bone loss around the abutment teeth were remarkable. 5. Three-quarter crowns became uncemented in high frequency and therefore seemed to provide inadequate retention. 6. Regarding the contact of pontic with the ridge tissue, the effect of the material used was predominant to the form. 7. The upper incisors of pontic could play the role of guidance during protrusive movements with very little occurrences of disorder. 8. The occlusal support index of under 8 indicated a high possibility of various disorders afterwards.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007180 Incisor Any of the eight frontal teeth (four maxillary and four mandibular) having a sharp incisal edge for cutting food and a single root, which occurs in man both as a deciduous and a permanent tooth. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p820) Incisors
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011475 Prosthesis Failure Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking. Prosthesis Loosening,Prosthesis Durability,Prosthesis Migration,Prosthesis Survival,Durabilities, Prosthesis,Durability, Prosthesis,Failure, Prosthesis,Failures, Prosthesis,Loosening, Prosthesis,Loosenings, Prosthesis,Migration, Prosthesis,Migrations, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Durabilities,Prosthesis Failures,Prosthesis Loosenings,Prosthesis Migrations,Prosthesis Survivals,Survival, Prosthesis,Survivals, Prosthesis
D003830 Denture, Partial, Fixed A partial denture attached to prepared natural teeth, roots, or implants by cementation. Fixed Bridge,Fixed Partial Denture,Pontic,Bridge, Fixed,Bridges, Fixed,Denture, Fixed Partial,Dentures, Fixed Partial,Fixed Bridges,Fixed Partial Dentures,Partial Denture, Fixed,Partial Dentures, Fixed,Pontics
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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