title: A rationale for not connecting implants to natural teeth.
abstract: When restoring partially edentulous arches with implants, there are some practitioners who believe it is occasionally beneficial to connect implants to natural teeth. This connection is performed to gain shared support from the natural tooth and implant, prevent rotation of the restoration, or sometimes merely to retain the natural tooth. A discussion and review of the literature concerning this connection is presented, and a patient treatment is shown to illustrate potential complications.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles 90089-0641, USA.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D003834:Denture Precision Attachment; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008437:Maxilla; D014085:Tooth Migration / Q000209:etiology