Management of complex implant aesthetics: ensuring restorative design continuity with a comprehensive outcome-based strategy.
Since implant therapy must be dictated by prosthetic requirements, a protocol for the comprehensive and continuous integration of the restorative blueprint through the entire treatment planning and clinical execution phases is mandatory. This article demonstrates a systematic approach where the establishment of a final restorative treatment objective is incorporated into the diagnosis and subsequently integrated through every phase of clinical execution. Design continuity is ensured, and multidisciplinary cohesiveness is enhanced by providing clearly defined treatment objectives to every member of the clinical team.
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University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. ealee@rcn.com
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D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003190:Comprehensive Dental Care; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D015921:Dental Implants