Prettau® Zirconia From Zirkonzahn

By LMT Communications, Inc.

Posted Nov 20, 2013 in Technical

DENTAL TEAM: Manfred Pörnbacher and Clemens Schwerin, Dentallabor Steger, Brunico, Italy and Dr. Lyndon Cooper, Professor and Chair at the University of North Carolina, School of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics


RESTORATIVE PROBLEM: A young female patient lost teeth #7 through #14 in a car accident and was already wearing a provisional restoration that had resulted in pronounced jawbone atrophy.


TREATMENT PLAN: The team opted for a fixed superstructure supported by six implants at sites #7 and #8 and #11 through #14. Due to inadequate bone structure, the restoration would be an occlusally screw-retained, full contour Prettau® Bridge with a gingival flange. Prettau Zirconia was chosen because it resists chipping and is ideally suited for implant-supported restorations, situations with limited space and restorations with a gingival flange.


FABRICATION PROCESS: The casts, waxup and articulated study casts were scanned using the...

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