title: Immediate provisionalization and nonfunctional loading of a single implant in the maxillary esthetic zone: a clinical presentation and parameters for consideration.
abstract: Restoration of single tooth loss with implant supported prosthesis is now considered a highly predictable treatment. However, the maxillary anterior region still presents a challenge for both the prosthodontist and the periodontist because of the inherent difficulties encountered in the provisionalization and harmonic incorporation of the definitive prosthesis into patient's dentogingival complex. This paper presents a clinical case of a single implant placed immediately after the extraction of a maxillary central incisor, followed by immediate provisionalization and nonfunctional loading. The surgical and the restorative techniques are described, and the parameters of consideration for this approach are presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Graduate and Postgraduate Prosthodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA ; Department of Prosthodontics, Division of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece ; Private Practice Limited to Prosthodontics, 54622 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos X
authors.initials: KX
authors.lastname: Michalakis
authors.affiliation: Private Practice Limited to Periodontics, 54623 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos D R
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Kalpidis
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, 54622 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Yvone
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kirmanidou
authors.affiliation: Division of Graduate and Postgraduate Prosthodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.affiliation: Division of Graduate and Postgraduate Prosthodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA ; Private Practice Limited to Prosthodontics, 00198 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Pasquale Lino
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Calvani
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Division of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece ; Private Practice Limited to Prosthodontics, 54622 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Argiris L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pissiotis