Transition from failing dentition to complete-arch implant rehabilitation with a staged approach: A 3-year clinical report

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Papaspyridakos, Panos
Chronopoulos, Vasileios
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2014
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The transition of patients from failing dentition to complete-arch implant rehabilitation often means that the patient is rendered edentulous and has to wear a removable complete denture for a time. Many patients find this objectionable. A staged treatment approach provides a fixed interim prosthesis for use throughout the rehabilitation process, allowing patient comfort and prosthodontic control. This clinical report describes a staged approach protocol with a new type of interim prosthesis. The prosthesis is supported by hopeless teeth and the soft tissues of the maxillary tuberosities and mandibular retromolar pads for the complete-arch implant rehabilitation of a patient with failing dentition. This protocol allows for a fixed interim prosthesis with combined tooth and mucosa or implant support during the entire rehabilitation process, thus avoiding the use of complete dentures. The implants and prostheses were functioning successfully after 3 years of clinical service.

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Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

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112

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3

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Dentistry not elsewhere classified

Biomedical Engineering

Dentistry

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