title: Retrofitting a tooth-supported crown with an implant and abutment: a clinical report.
abstract: This article presents a treatment option for a fractured maxillary central incisor root as part of an existing complete maxillary rehabilitation. After the root extraction and immediate implant placement into the extraction socket, an acrylic resin removable partial denture (RPD) was placed. Six months later, a screw-retained provisional restoration was placed to guide the development of soft tissue contours. An impression was made, and a custom abutment was fabricated to conform to the new gingival profile and the intaglio surface of the existing metal ceramic crown. The custom abutment was placed and the preexisting metal ceramic crown was then cemented.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Prosthodontics and Researcher, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. luisboff@uol.com.br <luisboff@uol.com.br>
authors.forename: Luis L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Boff
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oderich
authors.forename: Antônio Carlos
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magne
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003831:Denture, Partial, Immediate; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys