Naomi Tanoue, DDS, PhD,(a) Toshiaki Ogata, DT, PhD,(b) Hiroyasu Koizumi, DDS, PhD,(c,d) and Hideo Matsumura, DDS, PhD(c,d)
(a)Department of Specialized Dentistry, and (b)Dental Laboratory Center, Nagasaki University Hospital of Medicine and Dentistry, Nagasaki, (c)Department of Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics, and (d)Division of Advanced Dental Treatment, Dental Research Center, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
This clinical report describes the repair of a fixed partial denture (FPD) with fracture of porcelain using an overcasting. Porcelain veneer of a maxillary six-unit FPD made of cobalt-chromium was fractured. Veneered areas were cut with a diamond rotary instrument, and an overcasting restoration was made with gold alloy and feldspathic porcelain. The two-unit overcasting restoration was seated with a combination of the Alloy Primer conditioning agent and Super-Bond adhesive resin. The repaired FPD, overcasting, and abutments have been functioning satisfactorily for more than two years and two months. (Int Chin J Dent 2006; 6: 17-20.)
Key Words: adhesive, fixed partial denture, overcasting, primer, repair.