A prospective study of cantilever resin-bonded bridges: An intial report

A prospective study was undertaken in a dental teaching hospital to compare the clinical performance of cantilever resin-bonded bridges with a fixed-f ixed design for the replacement of a maxillary permanent incisor. A total o f 25 anterior resin-bonded bridges was placed in 24 patients. The prosthese s were evaluated over 14 to 45 months. During the evaluation period only on e fixed-fixed type debonded, which was subsequently rebonded successfully. There was no debond in the cantilever group. The short-term, initial findin gs showed that cantilever resin-bonded bridges performed as successfully as their fixed-fixed counterparts and were considered to be an acceptable for m of restoration.