Tooth-and-tissue supported provisional restorations for the treatment of patients with extended edentulous spans
Author(s)
Chronopoulos, Vasilios
Kourtis, Stefanos
Katsikeris, Nikolaos
Nagy, William
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2009
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Dental implants have been used successfully for decades in the treatment of edentulous patients and offer great comfort compared with complete dentures. However, completely edentulous patients or patients with several teeth with poor prognosis that will be all extracted have to be provided with an interim complete denture until the implants have been uncovered. Complete dentures are a less attractive option for the patients because of functional, esthetic, and psychological reasons. The use of complete dentures over implants during the patients' healing period has been associated with numerous complications. The aim of this ...
View more >Dental implants have been used successfully for decades in the treatment of edentulous patients and offer great comfort compared with complete dentures. However, completely edentulous patients or patients with several teeth with poor prognosis that will be all extracted have to be provided with an interim complete denture until the implants have been uncovered. Complete dentures are a less attractive option for the patients because of functional, esthetic, and psychological reasons. The use of complete dentures over implants during the patients' healing period has been associated with numerous complications. The aim of this paper was to present a new type of provisional restoration supported by hopeless teeth and soft tissues.
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View more >Dental implants have been used successfully for decades in the treatment of edentulous patients and offer great comfort compared with complete dentures. However, completely edentulous patients or patients with several teeth with poor prognosis that will be all extracted have to be provided with an interim complete denture until the implants have been uncovered. Complete dentures are a less attractive option for the patients because of functional, esthetic, and psychological reasons. The use of complete dentures over implants during the patients' healing period has been associated with numerous complications. The aim of this paper was to present a new type of provisional restoration supported by hopeless teeth and soft tissues.
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Journal Title
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry
Volume
21
Issue
1
Subject
Dentistry not elsewhere classified
Dentistry