Replacement of missing teeth in sites with insufficient space: a case report

Composite resin-retained fixed partial dentures are widely accepted as an alternative to conventional prostheses. This article describes the treatment of a patient in whom both maxillary lateral incisors were missing and space for normal-sized pontics was insufficient. The incisors were replaced bilaterally with a resin-bonded fixed partial denture consisting of a cantilevered resin-bonded framework with a ceramic pontic that overlapped the mesial portion of the canine's facial aspect. This design created an esthetically acceptable prosthesis through a conservative and simple approach.