Clinical outcome of single porcelain-fused-to-zirconium dioxide crowns: a systematic review

Takeichi, Takuro; Katsoulis, Joannis; Blatz, Markus B (2013). Clinical outcome of single porcelain-fused-to-zirconium dioxide crowns: a systematic review. The journal of prosthetic dentistry, 110(6), pp. 455-461. Elsevier 10.1016/j.prosdent.2013.09.015

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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

The increasing demand by patients for esthetic and metal-free restorations has driven the development of ceramic restorations with good esthetic and mechanical stability. Recent clinical studies have investigated the use of zirconium dioxide as a core material for complete crowns and computer-aided-design/computer-aided-manufacturing fabricated restorations.

PURPOSE

The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the clinical survival rates of porcelain-fused-to-zirconia (PFZ) single crowns on anterior and posterior teeth and to compare them with metal ceramic (MC) crowns.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

A systematic search was conducted with PubMed and manual research to identify literature written in English that refers to in vivo studies published from January 1, 1950 through July 1, 2011. Clinical trials that evaluated PFZ and MC single crowns on natural teeth were selected for further analysis. Titles and/or abstracts of articles identified through the electronic searches were reviewed and evaluated for appropriateness. In addition, a hand search of relevant dental journals was peformed, and reference lists of culled articles were screened to identify publications.

RESULTS

The search resulted in a total of 488 initial matches. Nineteen studies with a total of 3621 crowns met the inclusion criteria. The survival rates of PFZ crowns (total 300) ranged from 92.7% to 100% for a follow-up time of 24 to 39 months, whereas those of MC crowns (total 3321) ranged from 70% to 100% for a follow-up time of 12 to 298 months. Studies that reported long-term results were found only for the MC crown group.

CONCLUSIONS

The scientific clinical data available to compare PFZ and MC crowns are limited. The survival rates may well be influenced by the selection and appropriate use of the veneering ceramic, and, therefore, additional prospective long-term clinical trials are necessary to draw reliable conclusions.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Prosthodontics [discontinued]

UniBE Contributor:

Katsoulis, Joannis

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1097-6841

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Eveline Carmen Schuler

Date Deposited:

05 Feb 2014 17:10

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:27

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.prosdent.2013.09.015

PubMed ID:

24169079

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.40799

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/40799

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