Two-piece mesostructure and vertically oriented locking screws design for implant-assisted prosthesis in the esthetic zone
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice
Abstract
Restoration of the malaligned dental implants in the esthetic zone is a challenge for dental practitioner because of the difficulty in obtaining balance and harmony between position and color of the final prosthesis and the adjacent teeth. Mesostructure is a part of the prosthesis that located ontop of the dental implant and bearing the final prosthesis. It has a form of milled bar to bear an overdenture or as abutment used for the correction of malaligned dental implants. Such approach maintains screw-retained prosthesis option while allowing complete retrievability, improved accessibility, usage of thicker abutment screws, and acceptable esthetic outcomes. In this case report, a two-piece mesostructure was designed to correct the malposition of dental implants in the esthetic zone with 1-year follow-up system.
First Page
1178
Last Page
1181
DOI
10.4103/njcp.njcp_56_20
Publication Date
8-1-2020
Recommended Citation
Sayed, M. E.; Ahmed, W. M.; Jurado, C. A.; and Tsujimoto, A., "Two-piece mesostructure and vertically oriented locking screws design for implant-assisted prosthesis in the esthetic zone" (2020). ASDOH Faculty Publications. 372.
https://scholarworks.atsu.edu/asdoh-faculty/372