title: Use of forced eruption to enhance a pontic site in the anterior maxilla.
abstract: Extraction of teeth leads to bone resorption that can result in asymmetrical hard and soft tissue topography. This article describes a technique to enhance a pontic site in the anterior maxilla by using forced eruption as an alternative to conventional hard and soft tissue augmentation surgeries. Forced eruption is a well-known procedure and its use in developing a pontic site for a fixed dental prosthesis is described in this clinical report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, USA. alpercomut@nyu.edu
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Comut
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jahangiri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla; D050793:Orthodontic Extrusion; D014081:Tooth Extraction