Smile Escapes

A 72-year-old patient in good general health presented with partial edentulism in the maxillary posterior region. The main goal was to achieve a rapid fixed prosthetic rehabilitation. After clinical and radiographic (2D and 3D) analysis, it was decided to proceed with a screw-retained bridge on implants, using multi-unit abutment connections to compensate for angulation and z-axis discrepancies. After guided surgery to place two internal hexagonal/conical connection implants, osseointegration time was allowed before prosthetic loading. The patient was informed that the entire prosthetic treatment would be completed on one day, since there would be no need for an external laboratory.

 

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