Use of ceramic veneers for improving esthetics and extending the service life of an existing cement-retained implant-supported ceramic restoration: A clinical report with a 3-year follow-up.

J Prosthet Dent

Associate Professor and Associate Chief Physician, Department of Prosthodontics, The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China. Electr

Published: December 2022


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This clinical report describes an approach for improving the esthetics and extending the service life of a cement-retained implant-supported ceramic single crown by using a ceramic veneer bonded to the conservatively prepared facial surface. The restoration satisfied the patient without removing and replacing the unesthetic implant-supported ceramic crown.

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