A lady of 1951 birth year has referred to our clinic with the following complaint ceramic crown chipping of porcelain-fused-to-metal bridgework of the tooth 1.2. The first priority was to restore the aesthetic function.
Before making a new construction it was necessary to make sure that the teeth were completely are healthy. After diagnostics we following problems were found:
- tooth 1.3 - fracture of the root
- teeth 2.6, 2.7 - roots are destroyed
- teeth 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 - periodontitis.
At the stage of diagnosis the patient was propose the existing problems and offered several treatment options. Having evaluate arguments: risks, timing, cost, etc., the patient settled on the option of complete readjustment of the oral cavity, followed by prosthetics of the anterior teeth with a bridgework of zirconium dioxide and the manufacture of a removable partial denture with clasps on the upper and lower jaws to restore the chewing functions.