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Preoperative frontal view.
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A 42-year-old man presented with a missing mandibular right lateral incisor and right canine due to partial anodontia (Figure 1).
Lingual view of abutment tooth preparation.
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The lingual surfaces of the abutment teeth were reduced approximately 0.5 mm, with a supragingival shoulder finish line approximately 1 mm from the crest of tissue and 1 mm from occlusal reduction (Figure 2).
Frontal view of preparation on premolar.
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A proximal chamfer finish line ending approximately 1 mm above the cemento-enamel junction and 1 mm in depth was established (Figure 3).
IPS Empress 2 RBFPD on definitive cast.
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All-ceramic RBFPD was fabricated with IPS Empress 2 (Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein) (Figure 4).