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Published on: October 18, 2021
Contemporary Digital Dentistry for Complex Cases in the Anterior Maxilla
Ignacio Pedrinaci1,2, Javier Calatrava1,3, Manuel Toledano-Osorio1
1Section of Graduate Periodontology (Department of Dental Clinical Specialties), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Objectives:
To demonstrate how contemporary digitally driven workflow can enhance outcomes for complex esthetic dental cases, focusing on three distinct clinical scenarios involving implant placement, esthetic crown lengthening, and tooth autotransplantation (ATT).
Overview:
Three multidisciplinary clinical cases demonstrate our contemporary digital workflows, integrating diagnosis, treatment planning, patient communication, and guided execution. The first case involves replacing two anterior central incisors using digital planning, guided surgery, prefabricated customized healing abutments, and a digitally driven restorative process. The second case showcases an esthetic crown-lengthening procedure, where Multifunctional Anatomical Prototypes (MAPs) serve as both mock-up and surgical guides, enhancing patient communication on expected outcomes and ensuring precise tissue management to prevent soft tissue rebound. The final case features a tooth ATT, where virtual surgical planning and 3D-printed tooth replica and guides ensure predictability in the therapeutic outcome. These digitally enabled strategies underscore the predictability and customization achievable with contemporary dental technology.
Conclusions:
Dental treatments in the esthetic zone require meticulous planning and precise execution to achieve controlled results that ensure patient satisfaction and long-term stability. Contemporary Digital Dentistry enhances predictability, creating a pathway that leads to success.
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