Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 102, Issue 5 , Pages 290-297, November 2009

Prospective observation of CAD/CAM titanium ceramic single crowns: A three-year follow up

  • Arne F. Boeckler, DMD, Dr Med Dent

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Center for Oral Medicine, Department of Prosthodontics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine, Halle (Saale), Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dr Arne Boeckler, Poliklink für Prothetik, Grosse Steinstrasse 19, 06108 Halle (Saale), GERMANY, Fax: +49 345 557 3798
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  • Heeje Lee, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans, La
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  • Anke Stadler, DMD, Dr Med Dent

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Center for Oral Medicine, Department of Prosthodontics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine, Halle (Saale), Germany
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  • Jürgen M. Setz, DMD, Dr Med Dent Habil

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chair, Center for Oral Medicine, Department of Prosthodontics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Center for Dentistry and Oral Medicine, Halle (Saale), Germany

Statement of problem

Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) titanium ceramic restorations were developed with the potential for replacing expensive, high noble metal ceramic restorations. However, there is a lack of information about the clinical performance of CAD/CAM titanium ceramic single crowns.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to evaluate CAD/CAM titanium ceramic single crowns after 3 years in function.

Material and methods

A total of 41 crowns were fabricated for 21 patients. The titanium copings were CAD/CAM milled (Everest CAD/CAM system) with an even thickness of 0.5 mm, and low-fusing veneering porcelain (Vita Titanium Porcelain) was added incrementally. The crowns were cemented using zinc phosphate cement after confirming that there were no mechanical and biological complications. The patients were recalled at 12, 24, and 36 months after cementation to examine the presence of any complications and measure periodontal parameters such as probing depth (PD), bleeding on probing (BOP), and plaque index (PI). The success and survival rates were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier analysis.

Results

The success rate of CAD/CAM titanium ceramic crowns with regard to mechanical complications was 82.3% (95% confidence interval: 71.2% to 95.1%). The cumulative survival rate of the crowns was 94.9% (95% confidence interval: 88.3% to 100%) after 3 years. No biological complications were observed. At the end of the follow up, PD was 2.93 mm, percentile of surface with BOP was 29.2, and PI was 0.31.

Conclusions

The clinical performances of the CAD/CAM titanium ceramic crowns for 3 years were acceptable, with no biologic complications and a high cumulative survival rate. (J Prosthet Dent 2009;102:290-297)

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 The results of the present study were presented in part at the Arthur R. Frechette Research Award competition at the International Association of Dental Research 86th General Session and Exhibition, Toronto, July 2008.This study was partially supported by KaVo Dental GmbH, Biberach, Germany.

PII: S0022-3913(09)60176-1

doi:10.1016/S0022-3913(09)60176-1

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 102, Issue 5 , Pages 290-297, November 2009