Bridge
Failure
Dr. Aneeqa Yaqub
Dr. Moazam Ali
Manifestations of failure
 Pain
 Inability to function
 Dissatisfaction with esthetics
 Broken teeth and/or restoration
 Inflammatory swelling
 Bad taste
 Bad breath
 Bleeding gums
 Anxiety
Causes of fixed prosthesis failure
 Improper case selection
 Faulty diagnosis and treatment plan
 Inaccurate clinical or laboratory procedures
 Poor patient care and maintenance following
insertion
Classification of fixed prosthesis failure
• Discomfort
• Caries
• Pulp injury
• Periodontal
breakdown
• Occlusal
problems
• Tooth
perforation
• Tooth fracture
Biological
Mechanical
• Looseness or
dislodgement
• Prosthesis
fracture
• Occlusal wear
or perforation
Esthetic
• At the time of
cementation
• Delayed
esthetic failure
Biological failures
Biological Failures
Periodontal breakdown
Caries
• Inadequate abutment
teeth
• Periodontally affected
abutment teeth
• Poor oral hygiene
• Improperly constructed
prosthesis
• Methods of
detection
• Detection
• Management
Occlusal problems
Periodontal breakdown
Caries
Occlusal problems
Biological Failures
Discomfort
Tooth perforation
• Pressure on soft tissue
• Traumatic occlusion
• Torque
• Cervical hypersensitivity
Discomfort
Tooth perforation
Biological Failures
Pulp injury
Abutment fracture
• Over heating
• Over reduction
• Minute pulp
exposure
• Inadequate
protection
• Recurrent caries
• Coronal
• Root
Abutment fracture
Pulp injury
Mechanical failures
Mechanical Failures
Looseness or dislodgement
Prosthesis fracture
Occlusal wear or perforation
• Lack of retention
o Faulty preparation
o Improper design
o Improper
construction
• Recurrent caries
• Mobility
• Torque
• Faulty cementation
• Joint fractures
• Facing fractures
• All ceramic crown
fracture
o Faulty
preparation
o Faulty
construction
o Faulty
cementation
• Post fracture
Occlusal wear
Prosthesis fracture
Looseness
Esthetic failures
Esthetic Failures
At the time of cementation
Delayed esthetic failures
• Actual failures
o Color mismatch
o Poor tooth contour, marginal
roughness & extension
o Metal display in partial
coverage
o Improper pontic placement
o Porcelain fracture during
cementation
• Color blindness
• Unrealistic complains by the pt.
o Inadequate communication
o Unrealistic expectations of pt.
o Dysmorphophobia
• Gingival recession
• Sub pontic tissue
shrinkage
• Periodontal surgery
• Porosity
• Drifting of anterior
teeth
• wear
Avoiding failures
 Caution at the planning stage
 Confirmation of diagnosis and treatment
plan for inexperienced operator
 Expertise of the technician
 Treatment of preoperative problems
 Search for the primary cause of failure
rather than the apparent
When the prognosis is
questionable ???
The methods used to facilitate re-treatment are:
 Use of temporary cement
 Design of prosthesis for possible future addition
 The placement of a rest seat for possible future use
 Specified undercut or guide plane of a crown, even
when denture is not planned
 Planning and noting solder joint placement
 Recording of shades
 Recording of cement used
 Retention of working casts and provisional restorations
CASE Presentation
Carious
Abutments
CASE # 1
•75 years old
•6- units bridge
•Satisfactory for 9 yrs
•Prefer not to have a new
one
•Clinical examination:
carious abutments 11, 13
Management
•Caries removal
•Root canal treatment
•Post and core done
for each tooth
•Bridge lasted for the
remaining 6 years
Periodontal
Breakdown
CASE # 2
•Advanced periodontitis
•Complicated by tooth loss
and mobility
•Had a partial denture (not
coping well with it)
•Wishes to consider a fixed
restoration option
•For health reasons implants
were not a practical option
Management
•Teeth prepared for full
crowns
•Telescopic crowns with
parallel path of insertion
cemented permanently
• One piece fixed bridge
fabricated over the crowns
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    Manifestations of failure Pain  Inability to function  Dissatisfaction with esthetics  Broken teeth and/or restoration  Inflammatory swelling  Bad taste  Bad breath  Bleeding gums  Anxiety
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    Causes of fixedprosthesis failure  Improper case selection  Faulty diagnosis and treatment plan  Inaccurate clinical or laboratory procedures  Poor patient care and maintenance following insertion
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    Classification of fixedprosthesis failure • Discomfort • Caries • Pulp injury • Periodontal breakdown • Occlusal problems • Tooth perforation • Tooth fracture Biological Mechanical • Looseness or dislodgement • Prosthesis fracture • Occlusal wear or perforation Esthetic • At the time of cementation • Delayed esthetic failure
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    Biological Failures Periodontal breakdown Caries •Inadequate abutment teeth • Periodontally affected abutment teeth • Poor oral hygiene • Improperly constructed prosthesis • Methods of detection • Detection • Management Occlusal problems
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    Biological Failures Discomfort Tooth perforation •Pressure on soft tissue • Traumatic occlusion • Torque • Cervical hypersensitivity
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    Biological Failures Pulp injury Abutmentfracture • Over heating • Over reduction • Minute pulp exposure • Inadequate protection • Recurrent caries • Coronal • Root
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    Mechanical Failures Looseness ordislodgement Prosthesis fracture Occlusal wear or perforation • Lack of retention o Faulty preparation o Improper design o Improper construction • Recurrent caries • Mobility • Torque • Faulty cementation • Joint fractures • Facing fractures • All ceramic crown fracture o Faulty preparation o Faulty construction o Faulty cementation • Post fracture
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    Esthetic Failures At thetime of cementation Delayed esthetic failures • Actual failures o Color mismatch o Poor tooth contour, marginal roughness & extension o Metal display in partial coverage o Improper pontic placement o Porcelain fracture during cementation • Color blindness • Unrealistic complains by the pt. o Inadequate communication o Unrealistic expectations of pt. o Dysmorphophobia • Gingival recession • Sub pontic tissue shrinkage • Periodontal surgery • Porosity • Drifting of anterior teeth • wear
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    Avoiding failures  Cautionat the planning stage  Confirmation of diagnosis and treatment plan for inexperienced operator  Expertise of the technician  Treatment of preoperative problems  Search for the primary cause of failure rather than the apparent
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    When the prognosisis questionable ??? The methods used to facilitate re-treatment are:  Use of temporary cement  Design of prosthesis for possible future addition  The placement of a rest seat for possible future use  Specified undercut or guide plane of a crown, even when denture is not planned  Planning and noting solder joint placement  Recording of shades  Recording of cement used  Retention of working casts and provisional restorations
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    Carious Abutments CASE # 1 •75years old •6- units bridge •Satisfactory for 9 yrs •Prefer not to have a new one •Clinical examination: carious abutments 11, 13 Management •Caries removal •Root canal treatment •Post and core done for each tooth •Bridge lasted for the remaining 6 years
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    Periodontal Breakdown CASE # 2 •Advancedperiodontitis •Complicated by tooth loss and mobility •Had a partial denture (not coping well with it) •Wishes to consider a fixed restoration option •For health reasons implants were not a practical option Management •Teeth prepared for full crowns •Telescopic crowns with parallel path of insertion cemented permanently • One piece fixed bridge fabricated over the crowns
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