FIBER FRAMEWORK REINFORCED COMPOSITE RESIN BRIDGE APPLICATIONS AS AN ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE TO CLASSIC PROSTHODONTIC TREATMENTS: FOUR CASE REPORTS

In some situations like, economic failure, general health problems or patient’s fear to other more invasive operations, fiber-reinforced composite (frc) resin bridge applications may be an alternative treatment method in single tooth missed cases. a variety of treatment modalities, from implants to conventional maryland bridges, can be used for replacing missed single tooth. in this article the purpose was to report frc bridge restorations of missed single tooth in four cases (who did not want expensive treatment options or have health problems) and to evaluate the short-term clinical performance of such applications. in four different patients with maxillar bilateral canine teeth absence, maxillar left second premolar tooth absence, maxillar left central incisor tooth absence and mandibular left central incisor absence the frc adhesive bridges were designed and performed. the restorations have provided important benefits in addressing deficiencies mainly aesthetically, phonational and functional. these procedures were very effective in terms of patient satisfaction because of the fact that they were minimal invasive, conservative and economic. there were no clinical problem and patient dissatisfaction in any case after one year of follow-up. frc bridge applications can be a much more conservative alternative treatment option compared to conventional prosthetic restorations. satisfactory results were obtained in the presented cases, but there is a need of longer follow-up clinical application results.