Provisional Natural Tooth Pontic Using Fiber Reinforced Ribbon - a Case Report

The loss of anterior teeth can be psychologically and socially damaging to the patient. Despite a wide range of treatment options available, traumatized teeth may be inevitably lost on certain occasions. Although an anterior tooth has mechanical functionality, it is the compromised facial esthetics associated with tooth loss that is the patient's primary concern. Immediate esthetic replacement of the missing tooth is required in such cases. This replacement can be temporary, semitemporary or permanent in nature. The abutment teeth can be conserved with minimal or no preparation, thus keeping the technique reversible, and can be completed at chair side thereby avoiding laboratory costs. It can be used as an interim measure or a definitive prosthesis. This paper describes the replacement of a right mandibular lateral incisor using a glass fiber reinforced ribbon with the avulsed natural tooth crown as a pontic.