title: Esthetic outcome of an immediately placed maxillary anterior single-tooth implant restored with a custom-made zirconia-ceramic abutment and crown: a staged treatment.
abstract: This article describes the high esthetic value of a single-tooth implant immediately placed in the anterior region using a flapless approach and a custom-made zirconia-ceramic abutment and crown. The case reported illustrates the practical procedure involved in developing natural esthetics with a custom-made zirconia-ceramic prosthesis and abutment. The technique is relatively simple, can be used in a variety of clinical situations, and provides excellent results from an esthetic point of view, which is demonstrated by the results of pink esthetic scores (PES) (9 ± 0.2) and white esthetic scores (WES) (7 ± 0.5) after 4 years.
authors.affiliation: Section of Prosthodontics, Department of Oral Sciences, Nano and Biotechnologies, Dental School, University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy. t.traini@unich.it
authors.forename: Tonino
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Traini
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pettinicchio
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Murmura
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Varvara
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Di Lullo
authors.forename: Bruna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sinjari
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caputi
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery; D015040:Zirconium
chemical_list: D003776:Dental Porcelain; D015040:Zirconium; C028541:zirconium oxide