2026
// Prosthetics
How to Replace Old Dental Crowns and Veneers
Replacing an old crown or veneer means removing it, checking for decay and making a new one; a dark line at the gumline, chipping or movement signal it.
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Dr Alaaddin Kılıçaslan, PhD
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// Prosthetics
Stop Using Denture Glue: Real Fixes for Loose Dentures
The ridge keeps shrinking under a denture: 20 human studies found horizontal bone loss of 29 to 63 percent within six months of extraction.
AK
Dr Alaaddin Kılıçaslan, PhD9 min
// Prosthetics
Zirconium Crowns: 9 Strengths Compared With Other Materials
A cohort of 162 zirconia single crowns reported failure-free survival of 93.1% for monolithic and 96.2% for partially veneered designs. Where zirconia leads.
AK
Dr Alaaddin Kılıçaslan, PhD10 min
// Prosthetics
Cream, Powder, or Strips: Which Denture Adhesive Is Right for You?
A systematic review of 13 randomised trials found denture adhesives significantly improve retention and stability, with low to moderate certainty of evidence.
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Dr Alaaddin Kılıçaslan, PhD9 min
// Prosthetics
Why You Should Choose Zirconium Crowns for Your Front Teeth
Five-year survival was 96.8% for monolithic zirconia and 97.3% for veneered zirconia in a meta-analysis of 64 studies. Here is how translucency compares.
AK
Dr Alaaddin Kılıçaslan, PhD10 min
// Prosthetics
Dental Crowns in Istanbul: Materials, Cost, Clinic Choice
A dental crown caps the whole tooth; five-year survival runs from 96.8% (monolithic zirconia) to 98.5% (lithium disilicate) in a 64-study meta-analysis.
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Dr Alaaddin Kılıçaslan, PhD9 min
// Prosthetics
Porcelain Crowns: Cost, Types, Longevity, and Their Link with Halitosis
Across 64 studies, five-year crown survival was 98.5 percent for monolithic lithium disilicate, 97.1 percent for metal-ceramic and 96.8 percent for zirconia.
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Dr Alaaddin Kılıçaslan, PhD5 min
// Prosthetics
5-Tooth Bridge: Types, Procedure, Cost, Longevity, and Fresh-Breath Care
A 5-tooth bridge is a fixed restoration of five crown units, usually three pontics on two abutment teeth; 92.9% of veneered zirconia bridges survived 5 years.
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Dr Alaaddin Kılıçaslan, PhD6 min