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Fully edentulous maxilla - a "different" treatment approach

A 65-year-old female patient came for a complete-arch treatment.  The aim was to re-position the old removable denture in its original position to be able to transfer it into a cement-retained provisional denture. 

Radiology
Guided Surgery
Edentulous treatments
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Treatment guidelines

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Overdenture Clinical Protocol

Successful oral rehabilitation of edentulous patients with removable prostheses demands careful adherence to a clinical protocol.
Clinical objectives are met by using a routine clinical protocol that includes most or all of the following steps...

Implant prosthetics
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Replacement of a fixed partial denture with three implants

A 52-year-old female patient is a referral and has been wearing an immediate provisional partial denture. Implant placement has been planned with a simultaneous GBR procedure.

Radiology
CAD/CAM
Posterior implants
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Maxillary rehabilitation with the All-on-4® treatment concept and rehabilitation of the mandible using the existing implants

A 48-year-old female patient desired a better, more aesthetic appearance and an improvement of her masticatory performance. An All-on-4® treatment concept for the maxilla and a newly fixed prosthesis loaded onto the existing implants was planned.

Edentulous treatments
Implant prosthetics
Diagnosis and treatment planning
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Iñaki Gamborena and Luc Rutten: Key technical considerations for soft tissue integrity and associated optimal esthetic outcomes

The lecture reviews the treatment of a failed bridge restoration supported by implants and natural teeth. Dr Gamborena and L Rutten explain the treatment sequence and the cooperation between the clinic and the dental lab. The lecture discusses patient motivation, treatment options...

Radiology
CAD/CAM
Anterior implants
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Eric van Dooren: Key surgical considerations for soft-tissue integrity and associated optimal esthetic outcomes

The presentation explains the treatment approach and treatment steps in a complex unilateral case with two fractured upper central and lateral teeth. Dr van Dooren reviews the diagnostic tools and highlights the additional insights patient videos can provide e.g. regarding the...

Radiology
CAD/CAM
Immediate implant placement
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Bimaxillary full arch rehabilitation on four implants

A 64-year-old male patient complained about the poor masticatory performance of his partial removable dentures. An All-on-4® treatment concept was chosen as a restorative solution in the upper and lower jaw.

Edentulous treatments
Implant prosthetics
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Bernard Touati, Jean-Marc Etienne: Implant esthetics in the digital age

Over the recent years dentistry has undergone a considerable evolution, providing new technologies and materials, and become more digital. The challenge and opportunity is to combine digital technologies, esthetics and function. Dr Touati and Jean-Marc Etienne discuss long distance...

Radiology
Digital workflow
CAD/CAM
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Videos

Ken Parrish: Minimizing complications with full-arch immediate provisionalization

What can go wrong when restoring a full-arch with immediate provisionalization ? Dr Parrish gives insight in the most common complications and pitfalls and how they can be avoided. Often failures are due to human errror. Implant component failures are rare, provided premium quality...

Implant prosthetics
Biomechanics and occlusion
Local factors
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Immediate loading in the edentulous mandible for CAD/CAM prostheses

A 72-year-old female patient was affected by the poor fit of her existing mandibular complete denture, especially the constant movement while chewing. The final treatment included a new maxillary complete denture and a mandibular implant fixed complete denture. 

Radiology
Guided Surgery
CAD/CAM
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Implant- and tooth-supported central incisor crowns

A 22-year-old football player suffered from a traumatic injury which led to an avulsion of his maxillary left central incisor. The treatment selected was the placement of a single crown on tooth #11 FDI (#8 US) and a single implant to replace tooth #21 FDI (#9 US). 

Anterior implants
Bone grafting and regeneration
Implant prosthetics
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Maxillary and mandibular implant- and tooth-supported restorations

A 60-year-old male patient's chief complaint was that his bridges were loose. The treatment option was a 3-unit implant fixed partial denture and 3 single crowns on tooth abutments in the maxilla, and a conventional 6-unit fixed partial denture in the anterior mandible was chosen.

Anterior implants
Implant prosthetics
Single and multi-unit restorations
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Single maxillary implant and crown with pink cervical porcelain

A 57-year-old female patient presented herself with a missing maxillary left central incisor and wanted a fixed replacement. A single implant and crown were used to replace the missing tooth with gingival-colored cervical porcelain to provide a more esthetic result.

Implant prosthetics
Single and multi-unit restorations
Esthetic zone prosthetics
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Patient cases

Single implant and crown to replace primary lateral incisor

A 20-year-old female patient presented with a lingually positioned and submerged primary lateral incisor with limited buccolingual bone thickness. A single implant with a metal-ceramic crown was chosen as the treatment of choice. 

Anterior implants
Implant prosthetics
Single and multi-unit restorations
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Single implant crown adjacent to metal-ceramic crowns

A 47-year-old female patient referred by her periodontist who was not satisfied with her gingival health. Metal-ceramic crowns with ceramic margins on the natural teeth along with placement of a custom abutment and cementation of a metal-ceramic crown on the implant were chosen.

Prosthetic strategies
Implant prosthetics
Single and multi-unit restorations