Fixed mandibular and maxillary implant rehabilitation in a fully edentulous patient: a case report.
The complete dental rehabilitation of a patient with a failing dentition using fixed implant-supported prostheses requires carefully planned and well-sequenced treatment. This case report presents the treatment steps and sequencing for a patient in whom removable provisional prostheses were not an option. While an immediate loading protocol was used in the mandible, a staged approach featuring strategic extractions and implant placement in several phases was applied in the maxilla. The major advantage of this treatment protocol was that the patient was maintained in fixed prostheses throughout the treatment.
Wittneben
Julia-Gabriela
JG
Advanced Graduate Prosthodontics Program, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM), Boston, Massachusetts, USA. julia.wittneben@zmk.unibe.ch
Avdic
Mersiha
M
Wright
Robert F
RF
Radics
Andreas
A
Gallucci
German O
GO
Weber
Hans-Peter
HP
D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction