PMID- 22259791 OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int J Prosthodont JT - The International Journal of Prosthodontics IS - 1942-4426 (Electronic) IS - 0893-2174 (Print) IP - 1 VI - 25 PST - ppublish DP - 2012 PG - 21-23 LA - en TI - Prognosis of Zirconia Ceramic Fixed Partial Dentures: A 7-Year Prospective Study FAU - Lops, Diego AU - Lops D FAU - Mosca, Daniela AU - Mosca D FAU - Casentini, Paolo AU - Casentini P FAU - Ghisolfi, Marco AU - Ghisolfi M FAU - Romeo, Eugenio AU - Romeo E CN - AB - The aim of this study was to evaluate the time-dependent clinical efficacy of anterior and posterior zirconia fixed partial dentures (FPDs). A convenience sample of 28 patients, each wearing 1 FPD, was recalled annually throughout a 6-year follow-up period (mean: 6.5 years). Four patients did not participate in the study (dropouts), and 24 FPDs were in use during the observation period. The cumulative survival and success rates were 88.9% and 81.8%, respectively. Fixed prostheses with zirconia frameworks may be regarded as acceptable alternatives to metal-ceramic anterior and posterior FPDs. AID - 849364