title: Maxillary Midline diastema closure after replacement of primary teeth with implant prosthesis.
abstract: This case shows an excellent esthetic treatment outcome using implant-retained crowns replacing maxillary laterals and canines in hypodontia patient with unusual incidence of spontaneous diastema closure after the placement of implants. To our knowledge, this is the first case report showing maxillary midline diastema closure after implant placement.
authors.affiliation: King's College London Dental Institute, Guy's Dental Hospital Floor 25, Tower Wing, London Bridge, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
authors.forename: Farah Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Al-Saqabi
authors.affiliation: King's College London Dental Institute, Guy's Dental Hospital Floor 25, Tower Wing, London Bridge, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fenlon
authors.affiliation: King's College London Dental Institute, Guy's Dental Hospital Floor 25, Tower Wing, London Bridge, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
authors.forename: Kalpesh A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bavisha
keywords: Hypodontia; Implant; Midline diasetma closure; Missing maxillary lateral incisors and canines; diasetmas; esthetics; fixed dental prosthesis; implant-retained crowns; metal-ceramic crowns