2023 Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 235-238
Patient: The patient was a 42-year male who visited a prosthodontic clinic with the chief complaint of masticatory disorders in the left upper and lower second molars. The cause of the masticatory disorders was fractures of all ceramic crowns placed in the second molars. The final treatment was performed using porcelain fused to metal crowns.
Discussion: Fracture of porcelain is one of the major troubles among posterior crowns on which the highest occlusal force is exerted. To avoid such fractures, immediate disocclusion was the most suitable occlusion for this patient.
Conclusion: In this patient with masticatory disorders in the left upper and lower second molars, a favorable outcome was achieved by porcelain fused to metal crowns over 8 years.
