DATA COLLECTION ABOUT FAILURES OF FIXED PARTIAL DENTURES AND CROWNS FABRICATED IN FIXED PROSTHODONTICS CLINIC IN POLY MEDICAL CLINIC, SAUDI ARABIA

Abstract

 Fixed partial dentures /crowns have become the most common modality of treatment to replace missing teeth /tooth structure. They are also the most commonly preferred treatment option by the patients .The most important question to be answered is the success and failure rates of the fixed partial dentures/crowns. It is absolutely vital for us to know the reasons for the failure of the prosthesis so that adequate precautions and measures could be taken to avert the same .Failures could be mechanical, biological and esthetic .The following study will throw a light into the most common failures of the fixed partial dentures and crowns  as well as the reasons for the failure of the prosthesis.