[Investigations on frequency of indication for adhesive bridge]

Investigating the dental condition of 1534 young men with an average age of 22 years, 714 tooth gaps were counted. Clinical treatment in 87% of these cases is recommended. In 60% of these cases the 1st molar, in 35% one of the premolars is missing. 40% of the mesial capable supporting pillars are found to be caries-free, the distal ones are only registered in 15% of the cases. 60% of the gaps observed recommended a conventional treatment, only 7% could be treated within real adhesive fixed bridge. A so called "combined bridge", i.e. a bridge fixed conventionally to the one and by adhesion techniques to the other side seemed to be realizable in 34% of the investigated cases.