Treatment planning for success: wise choices for maxillary single-tooth implants.
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate to general practitioners who have no experience with dental implant treatment the esthetic limitations of such treatment. The criteria for wise case selection will be described so that esthetic excellence can be predictably achieved in general practice. A checklist of criteria will be provided as a treatment-planning tool to determine if a patient is likely to have an esthetically successful outcome.
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UOP School of Dentistry, 2155 Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115, USA. bhead@sf.uop.edu
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D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology; D003657:Decision Making; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016348:Osseointegration; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018579:Patient Selection; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome