Two tooth preparation methods to make glass fiber splints for stabilizing loose front teeth: A 5-year clinical observation

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.42.023

Abstract

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Studies have found that the glass fiber splint which is embedded into the groove on the lingual surface of the affected tooth plus fluid resin fixation between the gap of mobile teeth can achieve more satisfactory clinical effects on the stabilization of loose front teeth.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical effects of glass fiber splints prepared using two tooth preparation methods on splinting loose front teeth and their debonding rate through a 5-year follow-up visit.
METHODS: Ninety-four chronic periodontal disease patients, who had received periodontal treatment, were enrolled in this study for their loose front teeth of degree II-III. All the enrolled patients were good candidates for periodontal splinting strictly in accordance with the indications for periodontal splinting. According to whether the fluid resin was used to seal the gap between the mobile teeth, the 96 patients were divided into two groups: patients undergoing glass fiber splint + fluid resin between the mobile teeth served as experimental group, and those only undergoing glass fiber splint as control group. All the patients were followed by regular clinical referral or telephone follow-up for 5 year, to evaluate the fixed effects.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: During the 5 years of regular clinical referral or telephone follow-up, seven of the 76 cases and 12 of the 18 cases were found in the experimental and control groups, respectively, to have debonding between the abutment and the splint. Compared with the control group, the probing depth and attachment loss of affected teeth were improved significantly (P < 0.05), and the percentage of alveolar bone height accounting for the root length increased significantly in the experimental group (P < 0.05) after 5 years of follow-up. Patients in the experimental group felt comfortable without foreign body sensation. The results confirmed that the glass fiber splinting plus fluid resin fixation between the gap of mobile teeth was a better treatment for loose front teeth during the 5-year follow-up.

Key words: glass, tooth, observation, periodontal splints, splints

CLC Number:

R318

Han Li-na, Yang De-sheng . Two tooth preparation methods to make glass fiber splints for stabilizing loose front teeth: A 5-year clinical observation[J]. Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research, 2013, 17(42): 7487-7493.

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