P - Population/Patient Problem Adult patients requiring full coverage porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crown restorations I - Intervention PFM crowns veneered with porcelain system cemented using self-adhesive resin cement in DUAL-CURED mode (light-cured for 20 seconds per surface) C - Comparison PFM crowns veneered with porcelain system cemented using self-adhesive resin cement in SELF-CURED mode (no light curing, 5 minutes self-cure) O - Outcome(s) * Primary: Retention of PFM crowns (Modified USPHS criteria) * Secondary: Marginal adaptation, recurrent caries, marginal discoloration (Modified USPHS criteria) T - Time 18-month follow-up period with evaluations at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
54
PFM crowns veneered with porcelain system cemented using self-adhesive resin cement in SELF-CURED mode
PFM crowns veneered with porcelain system cemented using self-adhesive resin cement in DUAL-CURED mode
Faculty of Dentistry Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
RECRUITINGRetention of PFM crowns
Modified USPHS criteria (Scores)
Time frame: 18 months
Marginal adaptation
Modified USPHS criteria ( scores)
Time frame: 18 months
Recurrent caries
Modified USPHS criteria ( scores)
Time frame: 18 months
Marginal discoloration
Modified USPHS criteria ( scores)
Time frame: 18 months
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