Alternative restorative approach: a clinical report.

This clinical report describes a technique for restoring a maxillary right posterior segment using a combination of a conventional full-coverage retainer and adhesive resin-bonded retainer with a nonrigid connection, periodontal ridge augmentation, and a coronal-radicular amalgam alloy core. A technique has been outlined that allows for the preservation of the maximum amount of natural tooth structure while restoring a maxillary right posterior segment.