prosthetic management of an extensive maxillary alveolar defect with an implant-supported restoration.

Prosthetic Management of an Extensive Maxillary Alveolar Defect with an Implant-Supported Restoration

Despite the recent developments in peri-implant surgical regenerative procedures, re-establishing the hard and soft tissue contour is still a challenge in cases with severe ridge deficiency. It becomes more difficult when incorrectly placed implants cause screw connections to come out onto the labial surfaces of the teeth. A two-part maxillary implant supported fixed restoration was constructed...

Implant-supported maxillary overdentures

Innovative Two-Part Impression Technique for an Extensive Maxillary Defect.

Patients reporting with large maxillary defects pose great difficulty in prosthodontic practice. After thorough history and clinical examination, prosthetic rehabilitation of these patients usually starts with an impression. In such cases conventional single step impression technique solely may not give the desired results. If the defect is of large size then impression making becomes difficult...

Provisional restoration for an osseointegrated single maxillary anterior implant.

“Clinical Showcase” is a series of pictorial essays that focus on the technical art of clinical dentistry. The section features stepby-step case demonstrations of clinical problems encountered in dental practice. If you would like to contribute to this section, contact editor-in-chief Dr. John O’Keefe at [email protected]. The preparation of esthetically appealing and anatomically correct impl...

Implant Supported Fixed Prosthetic Restoration of a Mandibular Arch in a Patient with Marfan Syndrome

Implant rehabilitation of an edentulous mandible presents significant improvements over conventional complete denture therapy with regards to efficient function, esthetics and therefore improve the quality of life to patient's satisfaction. Choosing the right treatment plan to meet the patient's expectations is the prime objective considering his edentulous status and health. Several implant pr...

Implant-supported anterior tooth restoration.

Various options are available for restoring anterior teeth. Their choice is dictated by the severity of infection of the teeth to be extracted and the pocket depth. Immediate single-stage implant placement proved to be the least traumatic option, which best preserved the soft tissue. A differential use of surgical and prosthodontic techniques is indispensable to account for conditions in the in...