Application and survival rate of partial fixed dentures with combined retainers (adhesion wing, inlay, onlay, overlay, crown)

Bridges at least with two types of retainers (adhesive frame-work, inlay, onlay, overlay, or crown) might be called fixed partial dentures with combined retainers. The aim of the present study was to compare the fixed partial dentures with combined retainers made at our clinic between 1986 and 1996. In our study the cumulative proportional survival of the combined bridges was found 80%. Examining the loss of the combined bridges it seems that in the first year 1% of the bridges came off. The rest was lost between 12th and 48th months.