@article{2990658,
    title = "Modified PEEK Resin Bonded Fixed Dental Prosthesis for a Young Cleft Lip and Palate Patient",
    author = "Andrikopoulou, E. and Zoidis, P. and Artopoulou, I.-I. and Doukoudakis, A.",
    journal = "Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.]",
    year = "2016",
    volume = "28",
    number = "4",
    pages = "201-207",
    publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
    doi = "10.1111/jerd.12221",
    keywords = "ketone;  macrogol derivative;  polyetheretherketone;  resin, adolescent;  case report;  cleft lip;  cleft palate;  human;  incisor;  male;  maxilla;  tooth prosthesis, Adolescent;  Cleft Lip;  Cleft Palate;  Composite Resins;  Dental Prosthesis;  Humans;  Incisor;  Ketones;  Male;  Maxilla;  Polyethylene Glycols",
    abstract = "CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: This modified PEEK material known as BioHPP, is a biocompatible, non allergic, rigid material with good mechanical properties, wear resistance, chemical stability, high polishing and low absorption properties. BioHPP frameworks can be manufactured either via CAD/CAM or via the conventional lost wax technique. The low modulus of elasticity, combined with the use of indirect composite resin as a veneering material, provide a distinct advantage over ceramics or metal ceramics on dampening the occlusal forces, reducing the risk of debonding. (J Esthet Restor Dent 28:201-207, 2016).
OBJECTIVE: This clinical report presents the use of a modified poly ether-ether ketone material as an alternative material for the fabrication of resin-bonded fixed dental prosthesis (RBFDP) framework. This new material can be used for patients allergic to metals, maintaining the same high esthetic demand of ceramics, presenting light weightness and a flexibility similar to bone as a distinct advantage over ceramic materials.
CONCLUSIONS: The use of a BioHPP RBFDP framework could be considered as an alternative restoration for the replacement of missing lateral incisors in young patients with cleft palate defects. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc."
}