The esthetic dental implant: letting restoration be the guide.
Dental implants originally were placed according to the availability of supportive bone structures. This article describes a new way of approaching implant placement: envisioning the ideal ultimate restoration and developing the treatment plan- and the implant site-to achieve that goal.
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Medical College of Georgia, School of Dental Medicine, Augusta, USA.
D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010519:Periodontium / Q000502:physiology*; D012038:Regeneration; D013997:Time Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction