partial loss of dental hard tissue
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients’ capacity to give informed consent - Permanent molar requiring restoration due to caries or trauma, with the indication for a partial crown covering all cusps - Vitality: vital tooth or endodontically treated tooth with an adequate root canal treatment extending to the apical third and with no evidence of periapical inflammation - Presence of an antagonistic tooth - No untreated periodontal disease - Patient is capable of performing normal daily oral hygiene - Sufficient knowledge of the German language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Parafunction or bruxism - Poor prognosis: the tooth is unlikely to remain in the mouth for the next 5 years - Physical limitations or disabilities that prevent normal oral hygiene - Pulp-preserving measures required (direct or indirect pulp capping, partial pulpotomy) - Signs of severely neglected oral hygiene - Pregnancy or breastfeeding - Disease requiring antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Survival probability of restorations after 1 year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Survival probability of restorations after 2,3 and five years - FDI criteria - clinical accuracy of fit - Additional tooth-related parameters: vitality, probing depths (PD), mobility, bleeding on probing (BOP) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltungskunde, Klinik für Mund-, Zahn- und Kieferkrankheiten des Universitätsklinikums Heidelberg