Assessment of Various Factors for Feasibility of Fixed Cantilever Bridge: A Review Study

Table 2

Clinical findings in a 5-year longitudinal study done by Budtz-Jørgensen and Isidor [34].

Findings	FPDs with distal cantilever(27 patients)	RPDs(26  patients)
Dental caries	10	57
Endodontic complications	2	5
Tooth fractures	2	5
Denture stomatitis	15	17
Denture ulcer	4	7
Irritation from sublingual bar	—	12
Prosthesis failures	8	—
Denture failures	1	10
Clasp fractures	—	4