A Clinical Case of Feline Crown Restoration With Monolithic Zirconia

Abstract

The most prevalent cause of tooth fractures in pets is trauma. Direct pulp exposure necessitates immediate extraction or root canal treatment. Monolithic zirconia are used as crown material in dentistry. It is reported a case of a 4-year-old female Ankara cat who had a monolithic zirconia crown restored following root canal therapy in the current study. An trauma to the cat's maxillary canine tooth resulted in a fracture that involved the pulp tissue. The tooth underwent root canal therapy and prepararation was done for fixed monolithic zirconia prosthetic full crown restoration. Maxillofacial and traumatic dentoalveolar injuries can decrease oral function, produce pain and inflammation, and negatively affect a cat's quality of life. Monolithic zirconia crowns are a new, significant restorative material that has been used rarely and little studied in veterinary dentistry despite having important material properties.

Keywords

• animal dentistry
• root canal treatment
• veterinary dentistry

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