Prosthetic rehabilitation of an individual papillary unit: a clinical report.
This article is a clinical and technical report to illustrate the prosthetic correction of an individual interdental papilla, which had been lost due to periodontal disease. The patient presented with localised aggressive periodontitis and was successfully treated non-surgically. As a result of the periodontal disease and its management, the interdental papilla between the 11 and 21 were lost and prosthetically replaced. The clinical details of the case and the technical procedures are fully illustrated within this article.
School of Dentistry, University of Manchester, UK.
Farooq
F
Ahmed
Ian K
IK
MacLeod
Anthony
A
Roberts
D000328:Adult; D010520:Aggressive Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000628:therapy; D010515:Periodontal Prosthesis; D011205:Povidone / Q000737:chemistry; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry
D003764:Dental Materials; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; C483158:Ufi gel; C043896:Duragel 75; D011205:Povidone