title: Restoration of divergent implants with a 2-piece screw-retained fixed, complete dental implant prostheses.
abstract: Restoring a severely resorbed maxilla is challenging because of poor bone quality and the resorptive pattern that follows tooth loss. When bone augmentation is not possible, implants are placed in suboptimal positions, making the prosthetic rehabilitation more complex. This report presents the steps used to rehabilitate a severely resorbed maxilla with divergent implants, using an implant-supported 2-piece screw-retained prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: pelekan@otenet.gr.
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pelekanos
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate student, Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pozidi
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Stefanos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kourtis
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants