Retrospective clinical study on the performance and aesthetic outcome of pressed lithium disilicate restorations in posterior teeth up to 8.3 years.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Evaluation of cumulative survival and complication rate of monolithic lithium disilicate inlays and partial crowns performed by supervised undergraduate students up to 8.3 years of clinical service.

Materials and methods

In this retrospective clinical study 143 lithium disilicate posterior restorations (IPS e.max Press) were examined according to the FDI criteria. A standardised questionnaire was used to determine patient satisfaction. The aesthetic outcome was evaluated by dentists and dental technicians using intraoral photographs. Data were descriptively analysed. Cumulative survival and success rates were calculated using Kaplan-Meier estimation.

Results

The cumulative survival rate of lithium disilicate restorations was 97.5% after a mean service time

SUBMITTER: Lindner S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10713824 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature