title: Material options for restoring intentionally misaligned implants on maxillary edentulous arch: a clinical report.
abstract: Without major bone grafting procedures, anatomic challenges may dictate less than ideal implant placement. When surgical correction is impossible, it may be possible to place implants on an angle and use angled abutments to compensate. This article presents 2 patient treatments where angled abutments were used to facilitate the fabrication of an implant-supported fixed complete-arch prosthesis. In both scenarios the supporting bars for the prostheses were milled in titanium. Soft tissue shaded ceramic was used to simulate the soft tissues for one patient and soft tissue shaded composite resin was used for the second. The prostheses were completed by cementing 12 individual crowns on each bar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, Division of Prosthodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA. chronaio@umich.edu
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chronaios
authors.forename: Panagiota-Eirini
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Spyropoulou
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Razzoog
authors.forename: Marianella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sierraalta
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003442:Crowns; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D014025:Titanium