Editorial Type:
Article Category: Letter
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Online Publication Date: 06 Dec 2022

Guided Approach to Implant Placement, Immediate Provisionalization, and Definitive Restoration: A Case Letter

DDS,
DMD, and
DMD
Page Range: 298 – 302
DOI: 10.1563/aaid-joi-D-21-00251
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Replacement of missing teeth is becoming more prevalent, currently with more than 700,000 dental implants being placed every year. Patients seek out dental treatment with the expectations of having procedures performed in the least number of time/visits, for as inexpensive as possible, and at the highest quality. As this continues, clinicians can adapt with changing times and adopt the newer advancements in digital dentistry. This case letter aims to provide readers with insight to integration of digital workflows to optimize patient and clinician outcomes with single tooth implant therapy.

Keywords: digital; planning; printing
Figure 1.
Figure 1.

Initial lateral photograph.

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Figure 2.

Initial occlusal photograph.

Figure 3.
Figure 3.

Design: wax-up, surgical guide, prosthetic guide.

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Figure 4.

Printed surgical guide and prosthetic guide.

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Figure 5.

Implant placed through surgical guide.

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Figure 6.

Prosthetic guide seated.

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Figure 7.

Prosthetic guide picked-up.

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Figure 8.

Immediate postoperative lateral photograph.

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Figure 9.

2-Week postoperative lateral photograph.

Figure 10.
Figure 10.

Conventional PVS impression with custom impression coping.

Figure 11.
Figure 11.

Custom impression coping and anodized custom abutment cemented to element Z crown.

Figure 12.
Figure 12.

Postinsertion occlusal photograph.

Figure 13.
Figure 13.

Postinsertion lateral photograph.

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Figure 14.

Final periapical radiograph.

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Figure 15.

Postinsertion smile photograph.

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* Corresponding author, e-mail: yeungdds@gmail.com
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