Replicating Soft Tissue Contours on Working Casts for Implant Restorations

Restoration of partially edentulous arches is often aided by the use of dental implants. When anterior edentulous spaces are restored, the clinician is challenged to provide an esthetic and functional restoration. The soft tissue that surrounds the implant restoration and the soft tissue at the base...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of prosthodontics 1997-09, Vol.6 (3), p.218-220
Hauptverfasser: Chee, Winston W. L., Cho, George C., Ha, Seonho
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Restoration of partially edentulous arches is often aided by the use of dental implants. When anterior edentulous spaces are restored, the clinician is challenged to provide an esthetic and functional restoration. The soft tissue that surrounds the implant restoration and the soft tissue at the base of the pontics are important factors in achieving an esthetic result. A technique is presented that will allow soft tissue morphology of both peri‐implant and pontic bearing soft tissue to be incorporated into the working cast utilizing a provisional restoration. This allows the fabrication of a restoration that will harmonize with the soft tissue form of the patient.
ISSN:1059-941X
1532-849X
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-849X.1997.tb00095.x