Extending the use of a 4-META material: repair of fractured metal/ceramic crowns and bridges.

The dentist who undertakes to carry out fixed bridgework or crowns will be faced with the fracture of a number of these restorations. Repair of such fractures may provide a faster, less traumatic and less expensive form of treatment than replacement of the restoration. Alternative methods of repair of metal/ceramic crowns and bridges are suggested, but further work is required to evaluate the long-term success of these repairs and, if required, to develop reliable methods of repair of metal/ceramic restorations.