Replacing Congenitally Missing Central Incisor: A Case Report with a Special Method to Achieve the Optimal Emergence Profile

Aim: In this case report a male patient is presented with a congenitally missing right upper central incisor. Different treatment methods have been combined, including ridge-split technique and flapless surgery. Methods: The internal tri-lobed impalnt was placed during the bone splitting procedure. Presurgical orthodontic treatment and post-surgical soft-tissue manipulation is described. Results: The high esthetic outcome, achieved with the screw-retained crown, evaluated with the PES and PI are presented. Results are documented right after final restortion and after one year. Conclusion: The use of screw-retained temporary composite crowns for soft-tissue contouring is affirmed. One year after rehabilitation the screw-retained press-ceramic crown is still in function without any esthetic compromise. The surgical method described and used in this case report still needs long-term evidence-based evaluation and verification. *Corresponding author: Mark Antal, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Tisza L. Krt. 64, Hungary, Tel: 00 36 30 5255850; E-mail: [email protected] Received March 07, 2013; Accepted April 29, 2013; Published May 07, 2013 Citation: Antal M (2013) Replacing Congenitally Missing Central Incisor: A Case Report with a Special Method to Achieve the Optimal Emergence Profile. Surgery S11: 003. doi:10.4172/2161-1076.S11-003 Copyright: © 2013 Antal M. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.