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Transitioning a patient with failing anterior dentition and pre-existing posterior implant-supported fixed
Wainscott Hollis1, Swati Ahuja2
1University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry, Prosthodontics, 875 Union Ave, Memphis, USA.
Abstract:
This clinical report describes a staged approach using a removable partial denture (RPD) and a transitional implant-supported overdenture as interim prostheses in treating a failing anterior dentition with posterior implant-supported fixed dental prostheses (FPD), until the time a full-arch fixed implant-supported prosthesis may be inserted. The RPD replaced the anterior teeth following their extraction and during implant osseointegration. The implant-supported overdenture rehabilitated the arch during the fabrication phase of the definitive restoration.
