BioHPP and Lithium Disilicate Onlay Restorations: Clinical Evaluation

Patients aged between 18 and 50 years, systemically healthy, with good oral hygiene, without periodontal disease, and with at least 24 teeth present in the oral cavity (including the first permanent molars) to ensure balanced occlusal load distribution during mastication, will be included. Only patients without parafunctional habits or smoking, and in whom esthetic criteria are not a primary concern, will be enrolled. The treated tooth must be vital, with intact buccal and lingual enamel walls measuring 2-3 mm in thickness, while the mesial and distal surfaces are destroyed. Additionally, the presence of a MOD (mesio-occluso-distal) preparation in which the isthmus involves more than half of the buccolingual width of the tooth, and the tooth does not require full crown restoration, will be required. Eligible teeth include the maxillary right and left first molars (teeth 16 and 26) and second molars (teeth 17 and 27), as well as the mandibular right and left first molars (teeth 46 and 36) and second molars (teeth 47 and 37).

For standardization purposes, the onlay cavity preparation will be restricted to cases in which the buccal and lingual enamel walls remain 2-3 mm in thickness, and the isthmus covers more than half of the buccolingual width of the tooth. If these limits are exceeded during cavity preparation or if pulp perforation occurs, the necessary treatment will be provided for the respective tooth, but such cases will be excluded from the study.

The aim of the study is to overcome the limitations of in vitro studies, such as the inability to replicate intraoral conditions (oral aging, fatigue stress, diet, and microtrauma), by evaluating BioHPP onlay and lithium disilicate restorations in vivo with respect to parameters including color match, marginal discoloration, anatomical form, marginal adaptation, surface texture, and fracture. The purpose of the project is to investigate the clinical success of onlay restorations fabricated using Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) with BioHPP and lithium disilicate ceramic (IPS e.max CAD) materials.

Inclusion criteria

• The teeth planned for onlay restoration (teeth numbered 16, 17, 26, 27, 36, 37, 46, and 47) with destroyed mesial and distal surfaces, but with intact buccal and lingual enamel walls of 2-3 mm thickness.
• In the tooth to be treated, the presence of a MOD (mesio-occluso-distal) preparation where the isthmus involves more than half of the buccolingual width of the tooth, or where the distance between the fissure and cusp tip exceeds one-third of the intercuspal distance, including one or more cusps.
• Teeth that do not require full crown restoration.
• Absence of any other restorations on the adjacent teeth (mesial/distal) or on the opposing teeth corresponding to the tooth planned for onlay restoration.
• Since the BioHPP polymer material used in this study is not an esthetic material and does not offer color options, only posterior teeth that do not pose esthetic concerns will be included: maxillary right and left first molars (teeth 16 and 26) and second molars (teeth 17 and 27), as well as mandibular right and left first molars (teeth 46 and 36) and second molars (teeth 47 and 37).

Exclusion criteria

• The relevant tooth being non-vital
• Presence of crowns on the adjacent (mesial and distal) or opposing teeth
• Absence of proper occlusal contact of the relevant tooth
• Patient having periodontitis
• Patient age not within the 18-50 year range
• Presence of bruxism in the patient