Open AccessGingival-colored porcelain: A clinical report of an esthetic-prosthetic paradigm
Author(s) -
Shital Sonune,
Shiv Kumar,
Manish Shivaji Jadhav,
Santosh Martande
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_405_16
Subject(s) - periodontology , soft tissue , dentistry , hard tissue , prosthesis , medicine , orthodontics , dental prosthesis , implant , surgery
Traditionally, periodontics has been instrumental in treating hard- and soft-tissue defect. Surgical and regenerative periodontal procedures can reconstruct the three-dimensional architecture of the hard- and soft-tissue defect. However, at times, these invasive procedures leave the patients with an esthetic problem. In such situations, the defects can be treated by the prosthetic approach. A predictable esthetically pleasing and functional outcome without any surgical procedure is being a choice of treatment for many. This article discusses about the treatment for the defect of excessive hard and soft tissue, using porcelain fused to a metal restoration with gingival-colored porcelain for both tooth-supported and implant-supported fixed prosthesis.