Case for implant platform unswitching
1Postgraduate student, Graduate Prosthodontics and Periodontics Programs, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
|May 4, 2015
Abstract:
Platform switching was introduced to reduce marginal bone loss and therefore maintain the gingival architecture, leading to a more favorable esthetic result. In the patient presented, recession had resulted in the exposure of the implant neck and threads; this was managed with a custom-made additional prosthetic component. The result, although not ideal esthetically, provided an implant abutment interface that was easier for the patient to clean.
