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Preoperative frontal view of the missing maxillary left central incisor
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Also, it was found that the dental midline of the patient did not coincide with the maxillary labial frenum (Fig. 1).
Selected acrylic pontic
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Following this, shade selection was done under natural light and an acrylic tooth (Premadent, New Delhi, India) was selected (Fig. 2).
Polyethylene fiber being measured on the dental cast
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Commercially available polyethylene fiber (Ribbond Inc., Seattle, WA, USA) was utilized in this case and the length of the fiber was measured on the dental cast (Fig. 3).
Photopolymerization of the FRC resin bridge
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The restorative composite resin was also applied on the palatal aspect of the fiber in contact with pontic and photo-polymerized for 40 seconds (Fig. 4).
Labial view of the finished and polished FRC resin bridge
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The final result was a well-adapted bridge with good esthetic result (Figs 5 to 7).
Palatal view of the FRC resin bridge
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The final result was a well-adapted bridge with good esthetic result (Figs 5 to 7).
Final frontal view of the FRC resin bridge after the rubber dam removal
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The final result was a well-adapted bridge with good esthetic result (Figs 5 to 7).