TY - BOOK AU - Asaad,Rasha Sayed AU - Mohamed,Ahmed Farghaly AU - Hamdy,Eman Salah Eldin TI - Assessment of fiber reinforcement of provisional fixed prostheses U1 - 617.692 21 PY - 2007/// KW - Periodontics KW - Crowns (Dentistry) KW - Dental ceramics KW - Dentures KW - Positional stability KW - Fixed protheses KW - Fiber reinforcement. N1 - Supervisors: Ahmed Farghaly Mohamed, Eman Salah Eldin Hamdy; Thesis (M. Sc.)-Tanta university,faculty of oral and dental medicine, 2007; Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-99) N2 - The fracture strength of provisional materials is important, particularly when the patient must use the provisional restoration for an extended period or when the patient exhibits parafunctional habits. Unfortunately provisional materials generally exhibited low fracture strength. 4-6 Therefore Interim restorations with improved physical properties are required. Several attempts have been reported to reinforce provisional fixed partial denture, including the use of metal wire, a lingual cast metal reinforcement, a processed acrylic resin provisional restoration and different types of reinforcing fibers such as carbon, aramide, polyethylene and glass ER -