title: Comprehensive implant restoration and the shortened dental arch.
abstract: The restoration of edentulous space or hopeless teeth with implant-supported restorations can involve extensive time, effort, and financial commitment. This article presents a case of a debilitated dentition that was restored by using the shortened dental arch (SDA) concept in a comprehensive implant restoration. An SDA design was used to replace removable partial dentures with multiple nonsplinted implant-supported crowns extending to the premolars. The results showed an immediate and dramatic improvement in comfort, function, and esthetics while allowing the patient to practice normal oral hygiene.
authors.affiliation: Pankey Institute, Key Biscayne, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Roger A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Solow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001641:Bicuspid; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D003776:Dental Porcelain