title: Management of a malpositioned implant using custom abutment and screw-retained fixed dental prosthesis.
abstract: A 32-year-old woman with missing permanent mandibular right molars and left first molar presented for treatment. One of the implants were misaligned during the placement due to sudden mouth closure of the patient. All implants success fully osseointegrated. However, the misaligned implant resulted in substantial mechanical and esthetic restorative challenges. The prosthodontic treatment included a custom abutment and a screw-retained fixed dental prosthesis on the right side. The patient did not report any problems with the implants and restorations during the first year of service. The treatment presented in this clinical report may be an alternative option to restore malpositioned implants.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Dental School University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Texas, USA, e-mail: ilserturkyilmaz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ilser
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Turkyilmaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003442:Crowns; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000379:methods; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation; D020390:Tooth Socket / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants