Conversion of an existing metal ceramic crown to an interim restoration and nonfunctional loading of a single implant in the maxillary esthetic zone: A clinical report.
Implant placement and immediate placement of an interim restoration can be a safe therapeutic approach with high survival rates. The technique is often used in the anterior esthetic area because of the better preservation of the periimplant soft tissue contours. Traditionally this procedure involves the fabrication of an acrylic resin implant-supported interim restoration. This clinical report describes the modification of an existing metal ceramic crown to be used as an implant-supported interim restoration for immediate nonfunctional loading to achieve an improved esthetic result and optimal support of the adjacent soft tissues.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Division of Graduate and Postgraduate Prosthodontics, Department of Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine; and Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Clinical Director, Graduate Prosthodontics, Aristotle University School of Dentistry, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: kmichalakis@the.forthnet.gr.
Konstantinos
K
Michalakis
Private practice, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Christos D R
CD
Kalpidis
Professor, Division Head of Postgraduate Prosthodontics; Director, Graduate and Postgraduate Prosthodontics; Director, Advanced Education in Esthetic Dentistry; and Director, Advanced Dental Technology and Research Program, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass.
Hiroshi
H
Hirayama
D000328:Adult; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003442:Crowns; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D019250:Dental Implants, Single-Tooth; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading / Q000379:methods*; D007180:Incisor; D008437:Maxilla; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000601:surgery
D018786:Bone Substitutes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys