2016 Volume 8 Issue 3 Pages 317-320
Patient: The patient was a 66-year-old female whose chief complaint was detachment of a crown from the left upper canine. She had esthetic dissatisfaction with her maxillary anterior and premolar teeth caused by inferior marginal adaptation of the crowns. She also had masticatory disturbance caused by missing bilateral molar teeth. She underwent treatment with full zirconia crowns for her anterior teeth and a cone-crown telescopic (Konuskronen-teleskopen) denture to replace the missing teeth. After wearing these prostheses, the root of the left maxillary lateral incisor with the full zirconia crown fractured and was extracted. A bridge of porcelain fused to metal was made to replace the anterior missing tooth.
Discussion: In spite of the root fracture, the patient was satisfied with the final prostheses, because they were aesthetic and functionally acceptable.
Conclusion: The full zirconia crowns and cone-crown telescopic denture were effective to solve the esthetic and functional problems in this case.
