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Porcelain Veneers in Vital vs. Non-Vital Teeth: A Retrospective Clinical Evaluation
oleh: Maciej Zarow, Louis Hardan, Katarzyna Szczeklik, Rim Bourgi, Carlos Enrique Cuevas-Suárez, Natalia Jakubowicz, Marco Nicastro, Walter Devoto, Marzena Dominiak, Jolanta Pytko-Polończyk, Wioletta Bereziewicz, Monika Lukomska-Szymanska
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| Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2023-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Nowadays, the ceramic veneer approach can be considered more predictable than direct composite veneer. To date, there is a lack of studies comparing the clinical performance of anterior veneers cemented on vital teeth (VT) and non-vital teeth (NVT). This longitudinal clinical study investigated the performance of ceramic veneers in VT or anterior NVT. A total of 55 patients were evaluated in the study. Two groups were defined based on the vitality status of the teeth (93 teeth—vital and 61 teeth—non-vital). The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) criteria were used to assess the clinical status. The data were evaluated statistically with the Mann–Whitney U test. All restorations were considered acceptable, and only one veneer in VT failed for the criteria of secondary caries. There were no statistically significant differences in any of the criteria evaluated (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.671). The ceramic veneers evaluated showed a satisfactory clinical performance both in VT and NVT.