Naomi Tanoue, DDS, PhD,(a) Saiji Shimoe, BA, CDT,(b) Mika Nemoto, DDS, PhD,(c) and Hideo Matsumura, DDS, PhD(c)
(a)Department of Specialized Dentistry, Nagasaki University Hospital of Medicine and Dentistry, Nagasaki, (b)Division of Oral Health Science, Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry, Hiroshima, and (c)Department of Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
This clinical report describes repairing and re-seating of a resin-bonded fixed partial denture placed in a patient suffering from periodontitis as well as leukemia. A mandibular seven-unit fixed partial denture (FPD) made of type IV gold alloy was seated in a 62-year-old male patient with an adhesive resin. Five years and two months after seating, two retainers detached probably due to labial inclination of the abutments. Two retainers were cut with a diamond rotary instrument, and the fractured composite veneer was repaired extraorally. The abutments were minimally reduced to remove the adhesive resin remnant. The repaired five-unit cantilever FPD was re-seated with a combination of the Metaltite primer and the Super-Bond Opaque resin. The FPD and abutments have been functioning satisfactorily for more than six months.
(Int Chin J Dent 2005; 5: 97-100.)
Key Words: adhesive, indirect composite, primer, repair, resin-bonded fixed partial denture.