MYCOTIC INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH SINGLE TOOTH IMPLANTS IN THE MAXILLA : CASE SERIES

Purpose of study To assess the design of resin-bonded bridges (RBBs) by dentists, the quality of information provided to a dental laboratory, and aid identification of best practice. Design A retrospective case series study of slips for RBB construction, sent by hospital and general dental practitioners to a dental laboratory based in a postgraduate dental institute in Scotland, UK. Main findings 384 forms were reviewed. For single-tooth replacements, 40% of designs for upper anterior bridges and 46% for lower posterior bridges were fixed-fixed (F-F) when a cantilever design was a better option. Thirty-six (9.3%) of RBB designs involved double abutting. On the laboratory forms, fewer than five (1%) cases included instructions about the thickness of the metal framework and in 48% there was no reference to the extension of the metal framework. Principal conclusions For single-tooth replacements, a relatively high percentage of dentists prescribed a fixed-fixed design for RBBs, despite the evidence advocating the use of a cantilever design. A significant number of dentists used double abutments. The information provided to the laboratory for the construction of resin-bonded bridges was often insufficient.

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Single-Tooth Implant Placement and Loading in Fresh and Regenerated Extraction Sockets. Five-Year Results: A Case Series Using Two Different Implant Designs

Journal of Periodontology ◽

10.1902/jop.2009.090316 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 81 (4) ◽

pp. 604-615 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Gregory-George K. Zafiropoulos ◽

Giorgio Deli ◽

Barry K. Bartee ◽

Oliver Hoffmann

Keyword(s):

Case Series ◽

Implant Placement ◽

Single Tooth ◽

Single Tooth Implant

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Esthetic Outcomes of Immediately Loaded Locking Taper Implants in the Anterior Maxilla: A Case Series Study

Journal of Oral Implantology ◽

10.1563/aaid-joi-d-14-00282 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 258-264

Author(s):

Giorgio Lombardo ◽

Giovanni Corrocher ◽

Jacopo Pighi ◽

Anna Mascellaro ◽

Mauro Marincola ◽

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Keyword(s):

Survival Rate ◽

Soft Tissues ◽

Case Series ◽

Cumulative Survival Rate ◽

Anterior Maxilla ◽

Cumulative Survival ◽

Case Series Study ◽

Single Tooth ◽

Plaque Control ◽

Series Study

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the esthetic outcome of single-tooth locking taper connection implants placed in the anterior maxilla following a postextractive nonfunctional loading protocol. This preliminary clinical study involving 16 patients evaluated the results of 21 implants placed in areas with high esthetic value. For each implant the pink esthetic score, white esthetic score, cumulative survival rate, and health status of peri-implant tissues were evaluated. The cumulative survival rate was 100% 2 years after prosthetic loading, and the mean total pink esthetic score/white esthetic score was 16.9 ± 1.14 on a maximum value of 20. There was excellent plaque control in all patients, and inflammation indices were within the norm. Within the limits of this study, this immediate nonfunctional loading protocol seems to be a successful procedure esthetically and for the maintenance of peri-implant soft tissues.

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