title: Immediate placement and loading of implants in anterior maxilla using an altered screw-retained implant fixed prosthesis.
abstract: This article describes the immediate placement and loading of implants in the aesthetic zone using an implant-retained, fixed prosthesis with a modified design. One section of the implant prosthesis has cemented crowns and the other section is the conventional screw-retained. This combined approach significantly offsets the unsuitable implant position, alignment or angulation, while ensuring the easy retrievability, repair and maintenance of the prosthesis at the same time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University Malaya, KL, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mirza Rustum
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Baig
authors.forename: Gunaseelan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rajan
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003831:Denture, Partial, Immediate; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors