title: An implant-supported rehabilitation case using innovative provisional restoration design and conversion as diagnostic and treatment modalities.
abstract: This article reviews and details a maxillary anterior implant-supported rehabilitation case that required an interdisciplinary approach. An innovative technique is presented, in which a transitional acrylic and wrought wire removable partial denture was converted at chairside to a provisional fixed bridge on the day of Stage II implant surgery. This technique underscores and illustrates the importance of diagnosis, planning, and sequential, coordinated treatment in dental rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Park 56 Dental Group, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rabinowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003481:Cuspid; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003831:Denture, Partial, Immediate; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla