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A simple method for single anterior tooth replacement
1Department of Operative Dentistry, Selçuk University, School of Dentistry, Campus, Konya, Turkey. b.sema@excite.com
Purpose:
This article reports a case in which a recently extracted tooth was used as a natural tooth pontic bonded to the teeth on either side of the missing tooth using a Ribbond ribbon.
Materials And Methods:
A bondable, reinforcing polyethylene ribbon was used to bond a natural tooth pontic to adjacent teeth.
Results:
Acceptable esthetics were obtained and the result was satisfactory for the patient.
Conclusion:
After one year of clinical use, direct construction of a single-tooth replacement using the natural tooth pontic still provided satisfactory esthetics and function. The technology which makes this adhesive restoration possible is the development of a high strength, high molecular weight, biocompatible polyethylene fiber. This easily handled material must be evaluated in long-term clinical studies.
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