Cerec reconstruction of a hemisected mandibular molar: method and case report

Int J Comput Dent. 2012;15(1):55-66.
[Article in English, German]

Abstract

Hemisection of mandibular molars is a viable method of preserving periodontally or endodontically compromised teeth or roots. This paper describes a simple chairside CAD/CAM method of fabricating a cantilever crown for a hemisected molar. The technique is illustrated by a clinical case, which was treated according to this protocol and was followed-up over 2.5 years. Given careful patient selection and strict recall intervals, the introduced method represents a conservative and cost-effective treatment modality for high-quality ceramic reconstructions of root-resected teeth. In addition, other treatment options such as implantation or prosthesis, which would represent therapeutic and prosthetic endpoints, can be postponed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aggressive Periodontitis / surgery*
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Crowns*
  • Dental Porcelain
  • Dental Prosthesis Design*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mandible
  • Molar / surgery*
  • Tooth Crown / surgery
  • Tooth Root / surgery
  • Tooth, Nonvital / surgery

Substances

  • Dental Porcelain