Cantilever across the midline?
Hello everyone
I’m seeing a patient tomorrow as an emergency who had a cantilever bridge place on the upper right central incisor to replace the upper left central incisor. They had it placed a few years ago (5? Years ish) and now it has come off. The patient is adamant for me to just re-cement it but I’m certain that they need a fixed bridge + veneer (front 4 teeth restored) or implant instead. The dentist who placed it at our clinic has now retired but I did contact him about it and he seemed to think there was no problem with doing this and implied I was overreacting and it’s fine to do a cantilever across the midline.
Could anyone please direct me to some literature about the risks of cantilever bridge across the midline? Or share their thoughts about doing so? I need to know I’m not overreacting/insane lol. Thanks in advance