Professor of Prosthodontics UConn School of Dental Medicine, Connecticut, United States
Disclosure(s):
Avinash S. Bidra, DDS, MS, FACP: No financial relationships to disclose
Fixed implant-supported prostheses have gained tremendous popularity over the years, especially due to the All-on-Four treatment concept. It is necessary to treat each patient uniquely and avoid using a generic or a similar design of a fixed prosthesis for all patients. This presentation will focus on a systematic method of diagnosis and treatment planning that helps categorize patients seeking fixed prostheses into four classes based on the amount of tissue loss, the position of the anterior teeth in relation to the residual ridge, the type of smile, the need for lip support, and the need for a gingival prosthesis. Additional practical considerations related to the choice of biomaterial, treatment cost, practice overheads, professional, and at-home maintenance will be presented.
No Lecture Fee
Learning Objectives:
To clinically differentiate various types of patients seeking implant-supported fixed prosthesis.
To clinically differentiate when gingival prosthesis is needed and not needed and to understand management of edentulous gummy smile patients seeking maxillary fixed prosthesis.
To understand professional and at-home maintenance protocols for patients with implant-supported fixed prosthesis.
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