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Two-year clinical evaluation of lithia-disilicate-based all-ceramic crowns and fixed partial dentures
Burak Taskonak1, Atilla Sertgöz
1Department of Restorative Dentistry, Division of Dental Biomaterials, Indiana University, School of Dentistry, 1121 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States. btaskona@iupui.edu
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of crowns and fixed partial dentures (FPDs) made with the Empress 2 system over a 2-year period.
Methods:
Twenty anterior or posterior all-ceramic (Empress 2) crowns and 20 anterior or posterior, three-unit fixed partial dentures were fabricated for 15 patients. Evaluations of the restorations were performed at baseline and once a year during the 2-year follow-up period. U.S. Public Health Service criteria were used to examine the marginal adaptation, color match, secondary caries and visible fractures in the restorations. Survival rate of the restorations were determined using Kaplan-Meier statistical analysis.
Results:
U.S. Public Health Service criteria showed 100% Alpha scores concerning recurrent caries for both crowns and FPDs. No crown fractures were observed during the 2-year follow-up, however, 10 (50%) catastrophic failures of FPDs occurred. Five (25%) failures occurred within the 1-year clinical period and the others (25%) within the second year.
Significance:
Single unit Empress 2 all-ceramic crowns exhibited a satisfactory clinical performance over 2-year period. Furthermore, the high fracture rate of Empress 2 FPDs limits the usage of Empress 2 for the fabrication of all-ceramic FPD.