All Ceramic Maryland Bridge
Maryland bridges self adhesive resin or rmgi high strength.
All ceramic maryland bridge. Lava ultimate restorative resin nano ceramic 200 mpa single unit crowns implant supported crowns inlays onlays relyx ultimate adhesive resin w scothbond universal adhesive 10 year warranty. But advances in dental technology have resulted in strong long lasting materials such as ceramic which means it is possible to produce a bridge which is pleasing to the eye. Maryland bridge is a common prosthesis for patients that are too young or don t have the bone for dental implants. Add contacts and occlusion chairside.
However while a traditional bridge uses dental crowns on the abutment teeth a maryland bridge uses a framework of either metal or porcelain that is bonded onto the backs of the abutment teeth. The metal forms the strong framework and wings of the bridge while the floating tooth is made of ceramic to blend in with your existing teeth. Due to its very high strength and toughness some of the best results have been attributed to zirconia. 1 however over the last 20 years a whole collection of metal free options has been introduced while these metal free choices have been appealing from an aesthetic point of view many of them require a rather aggressive prep something that most clinicians are reluctant to do.
The most common maryland bridge for years have been the stand by metal two wing pfm fig. Use to bill the retainer abutment for a maryland bridge when made of porcelain ceramic material. This is genetic very common and it runs in families so blame mom and dad. D6210 d6252 fixed partial denture pontics report maryland bridge pontics separately using the appropriate code from the d6200 series.
The traditional porcelain fused to metal maryland inlay bridges remain available however newer material properties present with improved esthetic and functional advantages. D6549 resin retainer for resin bonded fixed prosthesis use to report resin bonded fixed prosthesis. The non metallic options for maryland bridges include a variety of different ceramics most notably those considered to be high strength such as lithium disilicate or zirconia. The lateral incisor is the small tooth right next to the center one.
The materials used in a maryland bridge are traditionally a combination of metal and dental ceramic as a case report in the journal of dentistry of tehran university of medical sciences summarizes.