Rehabilitation of an Esthetic Compromise in a Patient Previously Treated With Maxillary Anterior Implants

Over time, patients treated in developmental stages of implantology may need additional treatment,as teeth adjacent to implants may fail and require replacement themselves with new implants. Blending newer implant rehabilitations into a dentition with existing implant-supported restorations can be challenging. The use of implants with a subcrestal angle correction (SAC) enables predictable screw-retained anchorage of temporary and definitive restorations. An SAC implant often can be placed into the palatal bone of an extraction socket, along the incisal angle of the crown, allowing screw retention of the prosthesis. This case report demonstrates the use of both straight and SAC implants combined with hard- and soft-tissue augmentation and serial provisionalization to replace hopeless teeth adjacent to pre-existing implants and improve esthetics in the anterior maxilla.