Aim: to present implant restorative treatment and retreatment in light of patient feedback. Summary: A patient with extensive restorative treatment including implant supported fixed prosthodontics is presented as not satisfied with the definitive restorations, which were ultimately rejected and removed. Communication with patient was affected by the fact that he could not use his native […]
Category: Oral Implantology
AN IMPLANT SUPPORTED MAXILLARY FIXED PROSTHESIS WITH A SUBSTRUCTURE-SUPRASTRUCTURE-DESIGN A CLINICAL CASE
This article describes a clinical case in which a moderately compromised maxillary arch is restored with a fixed implant supported prosthesis with a substructure/suprastructure design. The prosthetic rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla can be achieved using different types of prostheses, including removable implant-retained, implant-supported, or fixed implant-supported prostheses. The treatment performed is presented step-by-step. The […]
Immediate implant placement in fresh extraction sockets using the open healing technique and tissue level implants
Introduction: Correctly managed, immediate implant placement into fresh extraction socket is a favorable treatment option in order to reduce the overall treatment time and to increase the patient’s comfort and satisfaction. Methodology: Atraumatic extractions (N = 42) with socket preservation were performed in n = 40 patients (0.74 sex ratio) followed by immediate placement of […]