Conservative rehabilitation of missing teeth before placement of implant dentures: clinical reports.
Although implant-supported restorations often are preferred for the replacement of missing teeth, their high cost means that they can be given only to patients who can afford them. The clinical reports in this article describe interim conservative restorations made after orthodontic treatment to achieve esthetics, phonation, and function until implant-supported dentures were made. In all cases, the patients who received fiber-reinforced resin composite fixed partial dentures returned for follow-up visits at three-month intervals and reported no complaints during a year of follow-up visits. The desired esthetics can be achieved with temporary conservative treatment until the implant dentures are applied; if this treatment meets the patient's esthetic expectations, the final restoration can be fabricated according to these contours.
Department of Prosthodontics Ataturk Medical Technology, Vocational Training School, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
Gulcan Coskun
GC
Akar
Tolga
T
Berk
Yuksel
Y
Alev
Erdal
E
Isiksal
D000328:Adult; D015921:Dental Implants; D016379:Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic
D015921:Dental Implants