SINGLE DENTAL RESTORATION BY RESIN BONDED BRIDGE: DECISION CRITERIA AND SUCCESS FACTORS

This paper aims to review the place of the resin bonded bridge in the restoration of a single tooth missing, this long advocated therapy, is still a conservative, aesthetic and fast solution to replace the missing of a tooth, when setting an implant is impossible because of the age of the patient, or because of medical (general health), psychological, anatomical (unfavourable bone quality), or financial restriction. In this work we will highlight the decision criteria of indicating or not a resin bonded bridge, we?ll review its advantages and inconvenients before ending with the principles of preparation and the bonding method.