title: Application of the 2-piece orthodontic C-implant for provisional restoration with laser welded customized coping: a case report.
abstract: This article presents the application of laser welding technique to fabricate an orthodontic mini-implant provisional restoration in missing area after limited orthodontic treatment. A 15-year-old boy case is presented. Two-piece orthodontic C-implant was placed after regaining space for missing right mandibular central incisor. Due to angular deviation of implant, customized abutment was required. Ready-made head part was milled and lingual part of customized abutment was made with non-precious metal. Two parts then were laser welded (Master 1000, Elettrolaser Italy, Verona, Italy) and indirect lab composite (3 M ESPE Sinfony, St. Paul, MN, USA) was built up. The patient had successful result, confirmed by clinical and radiographic examinations. Before the patient is ready to get a permanent restoration later on, this provisional restoration will be used. This case shows that a two-piece orthodontic C-implant system can be used to maintain small edentulous space after orthodontic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. paek217@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Janghyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paek
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, #1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. acehyohyo@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Hyo-Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Division of Periodontology, Department of Dentistry, National Medical Center of Korea, Seoul, Korea. dentdorny@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Do-Min
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. bravortho@naver.com.
authors.forename: Jeong-Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, #1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea. bravortho@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Seong-Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea. speedor@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Kyu-Rhim
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007834:Lasers; D008297:Male; D019516:Orthodontic Space Closure / Q000379:methods*; D016348:Osseointegration
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants