AESTHETIC REPLACEMENT OF CONGENITALLY MISSING TOOTH USING FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE (FRC)

Tooth agenesis is defined as congenital absence of one or more teeth in primary or permanent dentition and is a common oral variation that affects a large population group. Among the missing one’s, maxillary lateral incisor is more frequent causing esthetic and functional impairments in the affected individual. It might be associated with systemic problems, syndromic conditions or other oral anomalies. Management of missing lateral incisors involves a multi-disciplinary approach for rehabilitation of impaired esthetics and function. Fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) resins offer a conservative, fast, and cost-effective alternative for single and multiple teeth replacement and may prove to be a successful modality for aesthetic and functional replacement of congenitally missing teeth, which has always been a challenge for the dentist. The aim of the case report is to describe the clinical procedure in rehabilitation of edentulous space through fabrication of direct fiber-reinforced composite resin fixed partial denture with periodontal splinting of adjacent teeth.