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| Title |
CAD/CAM Fabricated FPDs Have Higher Fracture Strength Than Directly Fabricated FPDs |
| Clinical Question |
In a 60 year-old adult requiring a fixed partial denture, is fracture toughness of CAD/CAM fabricated temporary FPD higher than a directly fabricated FPD restoration? |
| Clinical Bottom Line |
CAD/CAM fabricated temporary FPDs have higher fracture strength than directly fabricated temporary FPDs when manufactured of the same material. |
| Best Evidence |
(you may view more info by clicking on the PubMed ID link) |
| PubMed ID |
Author / Year |
Patient Group |
Study type
(level of evidence) |
| #1) 21176946 | Alt/2010 | 10 FPDs per experimental group | Systematic Review | | Key results | “Maximum force at fracture (Fmax) in a 3 point bending test at 200mm/min value ranged from 138.5 to 1115.5N. FPDs that were CAD/CAM fabricated, showed a significant higher Fmax compared to directly fabricated bridges (p<0.05). TC significantly affected Fmax for Luxatemp (p < 0.05) but not for the PMMA based materials (p > 0.05). CAD/CAM milled FPDs made of Luxatemp showed significantly higher Fmax values compared to Trim and Cercon Base PMMA (p < 0.05).”
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| Evidence Search |
"Denture, Partial, Temporary"[Mesh] AND "Stress, Mechanical"[MesH] |
Comments on
The Evidence |
This is a systemic review with no comprehensive or detailed study done. No Meta-analysis is done either. Ten different trials were done. |
| Applicability |
The subjects are representative of general dentistry patients. Treatment is feasible but it is very time consuming and more expensive than directly fabricated temporary FPDs. Even so, because of the toughness of CAD/CAM fabricated temporary FPDs, it will be less likely that patients will have provisional fractures. |
| Specialty/Discipline |
(General Dentistry) (Prosthodontics) (Restorative Dentistry) |
| Keywords |
CAD/CAM, temporary, FPDs, fracture strength, directly fabricated
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| ID# |
2462 |
| Date of submission: |
03/07/2013 |
| E-mail |
bhagat@livemail.uthscsa.edu |
| Author |
Keyur Bhagat |
| Co-author(s) |
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| Co-author(s) e-mail |
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| Faculty mentor/Co-author |
Niraj Patel, DDS |
| Faculty mentor/Co-author e-mail |
patelnk@livemail.uthscsa.edu |
Basic Science Rationale
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