Natural teeth used as provisionals in immediate implant loading in the maxilla:  a case report.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this article is to describe a clinical case in which the patient's natural teeth were extracted and used as provisionals immediately after the implants had been placed.


METHODS
A 52-year-old woman was treated with implants at the 2 maxillary central incisors using osseotite-tapered certain implants (Biomet 3I Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL), length: 15 mm, diameter: 4.1 mm; and the extracted teeth were used as provisionals.


RESULTS
After 4 months of using the temporary teeth, the treatment was concluded with the placement of 2 metal-free crowns on the implants and light polymerized resin on teeth 7 and 10.


CONCLUSIONS
This work showed the possibility of using the patient's extracted teeth as provisional teeth during the period of osseointegration, preserving aesthetics and favoring gingival tissue healing with a correct emergence profile and maintenance of the gingival papillae.
São Leopoldo Mandic, School of Dentistry, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. memiranda@memiranda.com.br
Milton Edson
ME
Miranda
Karina Andrea Novaes
KA
Olivieri
D000328:Adult; D003442:Crowns; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading / Q000379:methods*; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla; D019228:Tooth Crown