When a prosthesis goes wrong — reading the mouth, finding the cause, fixing it before you remake it
BDS · Prosthodontics · TOPIC PROS-12 Prosthodontic Failures and Complications When a prosthesis goes wrong — reading the mouth, finding the cause, fixing it before you remake it Every prosthesis eventually fails — the question the exam and the chair both ask is why now and what next . Failures cluster into four families, each with a characteristic clinical story: complete dentures rock or click, partial dentures snap or caries the abutments, fixed bridges lose cement or fracture porcelain, and implants suffer bone loss or screw failure. Underlying every fault is one of four root …
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