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maxillary single implant
1. Maxillary Anterior Single Tooth
Replacement with Implant
Presented By:
Dr Mujtaba Ashraf
MDS 3rd Year
Seminar Presentation
Department of Prosthodontics
2. Contents
• Introduction
• History
• Alternate treatment options
• Esthetic challenges
• Stage II Surgery and soft tissue emergence contours
• Immediate implant insertion after extraction
• Extraction and delayed implant placement
• Prosthetic phase
4. • In early years of modern implantology, the chief concern was
tissue health and implant survival.
• Over the last decade, there has been an increasing
appreciation that esthetics is just as important to the success
of final restoration as health.
• Single tooth implants are now one of the most common
implant procedures performed around the world.
• In 2010, one of the three teeth replaced in several countries
was with an implant.
• It should be noted that the maxillary single-tooth
replacement is often the most difficult procedure to perform
in all of implant dentistry.
5. History
• Stock, in 1942, reported on a
replacement of maxillary lateral
incisor with a cylinder implant
• Before 1989, the most common
maxillary single-tooth used the
existing bone volume. When bone
width was not ideal, narrow-blade
form or pin implants were used to
support the crown
6. • When root form implants became the primary implant type
used by the profession, osteoplasty to increase bone width
followed by implant placement was the treatment of choice
7. • By 1995, bone augmentation procedures permitted
implants in the esthetic zone to be less compromised
related to esthetics.
• The soft tissue drape around the implant crown was often
deficient and not addressed.
8. • Since 2000, the exponential growth of the field of implant
dentistry has been paralleled by an exciting growth of esthetic
dentistry and soft tissue plastic regenerative surgery.
• The profession now realized that the restoration of the peri-
implant soft and hard tissue to an optimal architecture is the
key to a successful implant restoration.
9. Alternate Treatment options for Anterior Single-
tooth Replacement
Maxillary
Single tooth
replacement
Traditional
FPD
Cantilever
FPD
(missing LI)
Removable
partial
denture
Acid-etched,
resin-bonded
prosthesis
10. Esthetic challenges
Most difficult challenge in restorative dentistry
Even more difficult on an implant abutment
• The implant is often 5 mm
or less in diameter and
round in cross-section.
• A natural maxillary anterior
crown cervix region is 4.5
to 7 mm in mesiodistal
cross-section and is never
completely round
11. A key for ideal anterior esthetic implant restorations is the soft
tissue drape
There are six different times the complexities of soft tissue may
be addressed:
12. To ideally restore an esthetic maxillary anterior tooth, the
implant should be positioned in three dimensions within the
prosthetic contour requirements of the final restoration. Hence,
the ideal implant body position is first identified. This is
followed by the prosthetic aspects of developing the soft tissue
contour after integration.
13. Implant body position
Mesiodistal position
• The maxillary anterior single-tooth implant should be located
precisely in three planes.
• From a mesiodistal aspect, the implant most often is placed in the
middle of the space, with an equal amount of interproximal bone
toward each adjacent tooth
• The goal is to remain 1.5 mm or more from the adjacent CEJ of
each tooth.
14. • The incisive foramen is variable in size and position.
• The foramen may be larger than usual or expand on one side of
the midline within the bony canal.
• With such variances, the implant may encroach on the canal
and result in lack of bone on the mesiopalatal surface of
implant.
15. Faciopalatal Position
• The faciopalatal position of the implant in adequate bone width
is in the middle to slightly palatal of the edentulous ridge.
• The crestal bone ideally should be at least 1.5 mm wide on the
facial aspect of the implant and 0.5 mm or more on the palatal
aspect.
• In this scenario, if bone loss occurs on the implant, the facial
plate will remain intact and not cause recession on the facial of
the implant crown
16. Implant body angulation
The implant center at the crest has been addressed relative to
the faciopalatal and the mesiodistal positions of the edentulous
ridge. The implant body angulation from this point is
considered next.
Three faciopalatal angulations of the implant body are suggested:
1. Similar to the facial position of the adjacent natural teeth
2. Under the incisal edge of the final restoration
3. Within the cingulum position of the implant crown
17.
18. Facial Implant body angulation
• In theory, a maxillary anterior
implant body angulation should be
positioned at the facial emergence
of the final crown, and this position
should be in the same position as a
natural tooth.
• The facial crown contour of a
natural tooth has two planes, and its
incisal edge is palatal to the facial
emergence of the natural tooth by
12 to 15 degrees.
19. • In addition, because the implant is narrower in diameter than the
faciopalatal root dimension, when the implant body is oriented
as a natural tooth and has a facial emergence, a straight
abutment is not wide enough to permit the two- or three-plane
reduction to bring the incisal edge of the preparation more
palatal.
• As a result, the incisal edge of the preparation remains too
facial.
20. Cingulum Implant body angulation
• A second angulation suggested in the literature is more
palatal, with an emergence under the cingulum of the
crown
• This position is also often the goal when a screw-retained
crown is used in the final restoration.
• This position also is suggested to increase the bone
thickness on the facial of the implant body.
21. • The cingulum implant position may cause a considerable
hygiene compromise
• The labial cervical contour of the implant crown must be
similar to the adjacent teeth for the ultimate esthetic effect.
22. • The modified ridge lap
crown has become a
common solution to correct
the esthetics of the
restoration when the
implant is placed in narrow
bone or follows a palatal
angulation position
23. Ideal Implant angulation
• The third implant angulation in the literature describes the most
desirable implant angulation. A straight line is determined by
connecting two points
• The center of the implant is located directly under the incisal
edge of the crown.
• With the incisal edge more palatal than the cervical portion, the
incisal edge position is ideal for implant placement and
accommodates some of the facial bone loss that often occurs
before implant placement.
24. • The implant abutment selected for a maxillary anterior single-
tooth implant is usually for a cemented restoration.
• A greater range of corrective prosthetic options exists with a
cement-retained crown for implants not well positioned. Single
anterior crowns do not require readily retrievable restorations.
• The abutment almost always should be greater than 5 mm in
height.
• The location of the cervical margin of a cemented crown can
be anywhere on the abutment post or even on the body of the
implant, provided it is 1 mm or more above the bone and less
than 1.5 mm below the FGM.
25. A surgical template for a maxillary anterior single tooth, with a
guide hole under the incisal edge of the implant crown.
26. • The implant body angulation under the incisal edge may also
be used for screw-retained restorations.
• In these cases, an angled abutment for screw retention is
inserted, and the coping screw for the crown may be located
within the cingulum. This method does not require a facial
ridge lap of the final crown, which decreases the risk of
compromised hygiene
Complications:
• Prosthetic screw loosening.
• When this occurs, there is an increased risk of marginal bone
loss as a result of crown movement and microgap created by
the loose screw.
27. Implant Depth Position
• Some authors have suggested that the implant be counter sunk below
the crestal bone more than 4 mm below the facial CEJ of the adjacent
teeth to develop a crown emergence profile similar to a natural tooth.
• This concept was originally developed for a 4-mm-diameter implant,
and the diameter of a central incisor root is 4 mm at a position 4 mm
below the CEJ.
>4mm from adjacent CEJ/ Too Deep
28. • Very esthetic restorations may be fabricated with this implant depth
position because the bulk of subgingival porcelain provides good color
and contour for the crown.
29. • Several concerns arise regarding the long-term sulcular
health around the implant when it is seated 4 mm or more
below the CEJ
• The first year of function often corresponds to a mean bone
loss range of 0.5 to 3.0 mm, depending partly on implant
design.
• This may lead to facial sulcular probing depths of 7 to 8
mm or greater.
30. Less than 2mm below the FGM / Too Shallow
• When the implant body is positioned less than 2 mm below
• the facial FGM of the crown, the cervical esthetics of the restoration are
at an increased risk because limited space is present subgingivally to
develop the facial emergence profile of the crown.
• The porcelain of the crown may not be subgingival enough to mask the
titanium color of the abutment or implant below the crown margin.
31. • To solve the problem of an implant body placed too shallow,
the restoring dentist may need to prepare the implant crest
module and place the margin of the crown directly on the
implant body
32. At 3 mm Below the Free Gingival Margin (Ideal Depth)
• The best platform level for a two-stage implant is similar to the most
desirable bone level before the loss of a natural tooth, which is 2 mm
below the adjacent tooth CEJ.
• The FGM of the adjacent teeth are easier to help determine the depth
than attempting to observe to the CEJ.
• It should be noted that the FGM of a lateral incisor may be 1 mm more
incisal than the adjacent central and canine natural tooth.
33. Stage II Surgery and Soft Tissue Emergence Contours
• The clinician should use radiographs to evaluate the crestal
mesial and distal bone–implant interface relative to an
absence of crestal bone loss before the abutment post is
added to the implant body.
• Probing is necessary to evaluate the facial and palatal
conditions.
• If bone loss is suspected, then the soft tissue should be
reflected for direct evaluation.
34. Bone loss
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• Local autogenous grafts covered with a barrier membrane
and reapproximation of the soft tissue.
• a vertical bone defect less than 2 mm,
autogenous bone may be added and the uncovery
of the implant may proceed because bone growth
is more probable in the presence of the lateral
walls of bone.
VERTICAL
35. • When the implant–bone interface is acceptable, the
exposure of the implant body should be accomplished
with the soft tissue final architecture in mind.
• To achieve the proper soft tissue architecture, several
options are available, depending on the soft tissue
appearance before stage II uncovery.
• These soft tissue procedures may be classified as
subtractive, additive, or a combination of each.
36. Subtractive Technique
• The ideal goal of the soft tissue drape in a two-stage
surgical approach after the implant insertion is for the
soft tissue to be at the height of the desired interdental
papillae.
37. The transitional crown maintains
and helps improve the soft tissue
drape.
Soft tissue drape after 2 months
38. Addition Technique
• If the gingival contour at stage II uncovery is insufficient for
the proper architecture for the interdental papillae, then an
additive surgery is performed to gain tissue thickness and
height.
• An incision is made on the palatal aspect of the ridge, from
the palatal line angle of each adjacent tooth. The tissue is
elevated from the crest of the ridge, and the first-stage cover
screw is identified.
39. • A connective tissue graft or acellular tissue graft (AlloDerm)
is placed around the low-profile healing cap. The crestal
tissues are then draped over the healing cap and sutured to the
palatal tissue. In other words, the PME acts as a soft tissue
elevator to obtain space.
• The tissue heals by secondary intention in the palatal area, and
excess tissue forms on the facial and interproximal regions, to
the height of the interdental papilla
40. • An alternative addition technique at the stage II uncovery
procedure is developed and called the split-finger technique.
An incision is made in the sulcus of the adjacent teeth and
continues from the palatal aspect of each tooth for 1.5 to 2 mm
and loops to the facial parallel to the adjacent interproximal teeth.
The incisions then connect on the facial aspect at the desired
midfacial emergence of the crown.
48. The final crown in position with properly developed
interdental papillae.
49. Immediate Implant Insertion after Extraction
• According to Kois, five diagnostic keys exist for
predictable single-tooth peri-implant esthetics when an
immediate extraction and implant insertion is
contemplated:
1. The tooth position relative to the FGM,
2. The form of the periodontium,
3. The biotype of the periodontium,
4. The tooth shape
5. The position of the osseous crest before extraction
• The soft tissue and bone comprise three of the five
factors for predictable esthetics.
50. An improved preservation of the soft tissue drape and
the bone architecture compared with their collapse after
tooth extraction.
Bone augmentation and soft tissue grafts after socket
healing and before implant insertion may be avoided.
Because there are fewer surgeries, there is less treatment
time and a reduced patient discomfort and cost.
More bone is present for implant fixation, and less void
is present between the implant and the extraction
socket.
Has been described as a preservation technique aiming
at maintaining the harmonious gingival architecture
51. The implant size is often 4 to 5 mm in diameter for a central
incisor, and the extraction socket is often greater than 6 mm so a
surgical defect as large as 2 mm remains around the implant.
An increased risk of failure is present when the implant is
inserted immediately after tooth extraction even under ideal
conditions.
Risk of crestal bone loss
The implant may have less fixation and increased risk of
mobility during early loading.
It is one of the best methods available to have an ideal esthetic
result. But if the implant fails, the esthetics may be forever
compromised.
Altered implant position: too deep/ too facial
52. Extraction and Delayed Implant Placement
• After tooth extraction and socket grafting, the soft tissue
granulates over the extraction site, thus creating an increased
zone of attached gingiva. An improved bone interface may be
obtained if the large-diameter extraction site is grafted and
heals before implant placement.
• If the labial plate is compromised, then additional intraorally
harvested bone or guided bone regeneration (GBR) is
indicated.
• The delayed implant insertion method appears to enhance
capillary propagation and trabecular formation before implant
placement, facilitating a more ideal formation of an implant–
bone interface
53. Conclusion
• The replacement of a single tooth in the anterior maxilla is
most challenging because of highly specific soft and hard
tissue criteria in addition to all other esthetic, phonetic,
functional, and occlusal requirements.
• Unique surgical and prosthetic concepts are implemented for
proper results. In spite of all the technical difficulties that
may be faced, the anterior single-tooth implant is the
modality of choice to replace a missing anterior maxillary
tooth.
54. References
• Dental Implant Prosthetics, Carl E Misch, 2nd Edition, 2015
• Dental Implant Prosthetics, Carl E Misch, 2005
• Misch CE: Single tooth implants difficult, yet overused,
Dent Today 11(3):46–51, 1992
• Tarnow DP, Cho SC, Wallace SS: The effect of inter-
implant distance on the height of interimplant bone crest, J
Periodontol 71:546-549, 2000.
• Tarnow DP, Eskow RM: Preservation of implant esthetics,
soft tissue and restorative considerations, J Esthet Dent
8:12-19, 1996.
• Wheeler RC: A textbook of dental anatomy and physiology,
ed 4, Philadelphia, 1965, Lea & Febiger.
59. Abutment Selection
• The single-tooth implant requires an antirotational abutment feature.
• Interlocking features to stabilize the implant prosthetic abutment
connection have been designed along with a better understanding and
application of biomechanical parameters
The quest for an ideal prosthetic abutment implant
connection appears to continue
60. Prefabricatedabutment
subgingivalcontourdesigns
An abutment the same size (or
slightly smaller) in diameter as the
implant
An abutment with a 1-mm flare 1
to 2 mm above the implant body
An abutment with a 2-mm flare 1
to 2 mm above the implant body
An anatomic abutment similar in
cervical diameter and contour to
the tooth being replaced
61. • These abutments may be titanium or its alloy, titanium with a
titanium nitride coating, or ceramic (alumina or zirconium).
They may also be angled or straight. The preangled abutment
has varied angulations provided by manufacturers, usually 15
and 25 degrees off-axis.
• Abutments may also be custom in design. Three general
choices of abutments for cement retention for custom
abutments are available.
1. A plastic castable type coping.
2. A machined coping with a plastic cylinder.
3. A CAD-CAM customised abutment of titanium (alloy) or
ceramic.
62. Prefabricated Abutments
Narrow-Diameter Abutments
An abutment that is the same diameter (or more narrow) than the
implant crest module has several advantages:
1. One size of abutment may be used for almost all patients.
1. The abutment is seated on the implant platform and
engages the hexagon without circumferential hard or soft
tissue interference.
63. 3. Minimal preparation is required if the implant is not in
ideal position (i.e., too close to a tooth or facial position).
3. The emergence profile of the crown is used to create the
gingival contour and may be customized to the specific
requirement of each patient condition.
3. The margin of the crown may be a knife edge and may be
placed anywhere on the abutment.
3. The abutment can be used for direct and indirect crown
fabrication techniques.
64. 7. In the indirect (laboratory-assisted) technique, a knife-edge
margin may be extended or shortened in the laboratory after
the tissue model is fabricated.
8. The soft tissue below the crown margin is thicker and less
likely to recede.
9. The soft tissue is thicker, so a grayish line below the crown
is less observed.
65. Disadvantages of Narrow Diameter Abutments
1. The subgingival contour is only developed by the crown. This
dimension may be inadequate to fully modify the soft tissue drape.
1. The abutment is less tapered because it is more narrow at the base.
1. There is a thinner outer wall of the abutment, so less material is
present to prepare a taper or a margin.
1. There is no clear marking for the laboratory to determine the desired
crown margin location unless a small chamfer is prepared.
66. Wider-Diameter Abutments
• An abutment flare 1 to 2 mm
wider than the implant body
is the most common type
provided by manufacturers and
is the most popular abutment
used for the direct intraoral
technique.
• It is provided in a straight and
angled configuration
67. 1. The wider cervical region improves the emergence profile of
the soft tissue starting 1 to 2 mm above the bone.
1. The wider abutment also provides a greater surface area for
retention and provides a greater premade taper of the
abutment.
1. Because the implant is often positioned 1.5 mm more palatal
than the emergence of the adjacent teeth, the 1- to 2-mm
flare begins the process of developing the ideal emergence
profile of the crown 1 to 2 mm above the bone
Advantages
68. 4. The dentist can modify the abutment preparation for each patient,
condition, and site.
4. The accuracy of fit of the premade implant–abutment interface
decreases the force to the abutment screw and reduces the risk of
abutment screw loosening
5. Provided by most manufacturers at no charge when the implant
body is purchased. ( Eg: BioHorizons )
69. Disadvantages of Wider Diameter Abutments
1. The wider abutment is wider all
around the implant body. When too
close to the adjacent tooth or
implant, too facial, or too lingual,
the abutment must be modified.
2. The wider abutment creates a flare
with an undercut where it tapers
down to the implant body.
70. 3. If the implant was placed below the crestal bone, the
restoring dentist cannot seat the abutment on the implant
platform without an osteoplasty around the implant.
3. It is more difficult to seat the abutment below the tissue
margin because it must push the tissue away from the more
narrow implant body.
71. Premade Anatomic Abutment
• Appears attractive to inexperienced implant dentists as it may
seem logical to have an abutment copy a natural tooth crown
preparation.
• Present similar advantages and disadvantages as the wider
abutments.
Additional disadvantages include :
• The surgeon must more precisely position the hexagon of the
implant platform. This is in addition to the correct
faciopalatal, mesiodistal, and angulation positions. A rotation
of even 10 degrees can affect the final crown
esthetics.
72. • The emergence angle of the implant and abutment should
vary, depending on the tissue thickness. Therefore, for a
premade anatomical abutment, several abutment types must
be stored by the dentist or laboratory at increased overhead
costs.
• This abutment is designed primarily for the indirect
impression technique using implant body analogs, which
increase the cost of the restoration.
73. Ceramic Abutment
• Ceramic premade abutments have
become popular to prevent metal
below the crown margin from
causing a grayish hue to be seen
through the cervical tissues when
there is a thin biotype.
A thin biotype (or implant too facial) may result in the titanium abutment casting a
grayish hue to the cervical tissues
74. The crown and abutment allow the soft tissue drape to appear more coral pink in color
75. • Two types of ceramic abutments are generally found by
manufacturers, a milled all-ceramic abutment or a ceramic
abutment attached to a milled titanium component.
• The one-piece milled abutment does not have a metal to
ceramic connection and hence is stronger (and usually less
expensive). However, the material is harder than the implant
body connection; and any misfit will wear the antirotation
feature, which will increase the risk of screw loosening.
76. Angled Abutments
• The angled abutment may be made of titanium or its alloy
or of ceramic.
• When the implant body is not favorably positioned, the
angled abutment may be the only rational solution to
restore the patient.
The prefabricated angled abutment is provided in several different angulations, usually
ranging from 15 to 30 degrees off-axis.
77. Customized Abutments
• A trend toward laboratory-customized anatomical or esthetic
abutments has emerged.
• In the past, a custom-made abutment usually was fabricated
from a plastic castable pattern or machined cylinder and
plastic castable coping (UCLA abutment).
• The primary advantage of the custom abutment is that the
abutment is fabricated for each specific patient condition.
• The subgingival crown margin position and contours can be
extended only where necessary.
78. • Another major advantage of the customized abutment is that
the abutment may be fabricated with crown and bridge
precious metal, so the facial region may be covered with
porcelain (the color of the tooth, the root, or the soft tissue)
and may be extended close to the implant– abutment
connection for improved facial esthetics.
• The facial crown margin on this abutment is usually a
porcelain butt joint 1 mm below the tissue that is fabricated
and developed in the laboratory.
79. • If tissue shrinkage occurs
in the long term, a metal
margin of the abutment is
not seen. This is most
beneficial when placing a
single-tooth crown in a
young patient to account
for a potential remodeling
of the gingival profile
over time.
80. Disadvantages of customised abutments
• The disadvantages of the custom-made abutment are related
primarily to the laboratory phase. With the castable plastic
pattern, the abutment can be fabricated out of any precious
metal (to decrease corrosion risk between the coping and cast
metal) without a two-metal interface.
• The abutment- to-implant connection is less precise.
81. CAD/CAM Abutments
• The CAD-CAM abutment may be customized and
fabricated from almost any material and to almost any
angulation
• The dentist makes an implant body impression (using a
closed- or open-tray technique) that uses an impression
transfer that engages the antirotational feature of the
implant body.
• After the abutment is designed in the laboratory with the
computer, it is milled or fabricated by digital technology
82. Final Preparation
• Primarily two methods are used to restore an implant prosthesis:
direct and indirect crown (prosthesis) fabrication.
• The direct crown fabrication technique is most similar to the
fabrication of a crown on a natural tooth.
• The indirect crown fabrication requires use of an implant
analog, and the laboratory performs the majority of the work
related to abutment preparation and crown fabrication directly
on the implant abutment.
83. Direct Technique
A maxillary right canine implant with a permucosal extension (PME) to be restored with
a direct technique
88. The abutment is removed, and a PME inserted to prevent the soft tissue contour from
collapsing over the implant platform.
89. The abutment for cement retention is inserted onto an implant body analog (and handle).
The margin on the abutment is extended 1 to 1.5 mm below the free gingival margin
90. The temporary crown is inserted onto the lubricated abutment extraorally, and acrylic is
added to extend the crown margin to the subgingival margin
91. The prepared abutment is placed onto another implant body analog (without the handle),
and an impression is made. The abutment and analog are inserted into a dappen dish. This
impression represents an exact duplicate of the abutment. A full-arch intraoral impression
will be used for occlusion and interproximal contacts and emergence contours.
92. The margins on the crown can be fabricated from this abutment impression because it
represents the die of the abutment
94. The temporary crown with proper subgingival contour is seated. The tissue blanches
because the temporary crown displaces the tissue around the margin.
95. After the tissue returns to normal color, the transitional crown may be removed, and a
final impression made of the abutment, soft tissue emergence, and surrounding teeth.
96. A soft tissue model is made from the traditional closed-tray impression. The coping for
the crown may be fabricated on the individual die made from the dappen dish
impression of the abutment. The coping then is placed on the full-arch cast for final
reconstruction of the crown.
97. At the final delivery appointment, the temporary crown is removed, and the abutment
and soft tissue drape are evaluated
98. The final crown is seated and has adequate contour, color, and soft tissue drape.
99. Indirect Technique
• This has become more popular in recent years. As in the
direct technique, the PME is removed and the soft tissue
contoured to the desired emergence.
• Here, instead of inserting an abutment, a two-piece
impression transfer, which engages the hexagon of the
implant body, is attached and radiographically confirmed. An
implant body impression then is made with an elastic
material.
100. A maxillary right central incisor implant with a customized
permucosal extension (PME) during one-stage implant healing.
101. The customized PME allows the interdental papilla height to be maintained
102. A two-piece impression transfer coping which engages the antirotational hex
is inserted into the implant body
114. Complications
Complications of maxillary anterior single-tooth
implants primarily include:
• Interproximal papilla deficiencies
• Abutment screw loosening
• Crestal bone loss
115. Conclusion
• The replacement of a single tooth in the anterior maxilla is
most challenging because of highly specific soft and hard
tissue criteria in addition to all other esthetic, phonetic,
functional, and occlusal requirements.
• Unique surgical and prosthetic concepts are implemented for
proper results. In spite of all the technical difficulties that
may be faced, the anterior single-tooth implant is the
modality of choice to replace a missing anterior maxillary
tooth.
116. References
• Dental Implant Prosthetics, Carl E Misch, 2nd Edition, 2015
• Dental Implant Prosthetics, Carl E Misch, 2005
• Misch CE: Single tooth implants difficult, yet overused,
Dent Today 11(3):46–51, 1992
• Tarnow DP, Cho SC, Wallace SS: The effect of inter-
implant distance on the height of interimplant bone crest, J
Periodontol 71:546-549, 2000.
• Tarnow DP, Eskow RM: Preservation of implant esthetics,
soft tissue and restorative considerations, J Esthet Dent
8:12-19, 1996.
• Wheeler RC: A textbook of dental anatomy and physiology,
ed 4, Philadelphia, 1965, Lea & Febiger.
In the patient’s perspective, anterior FPD restorations are never as esthetic as natural teeth. In part, this is because patients are able to distinguish between good and poor esthetic results. Because patients are only able to notice the restorations that are not natural in appearance, they think anterior FPDs are not esthetic. As a consequence, the anterior single-tooth implant is conceived as the logical and most favorable treatment option.
The soft tissue drape (interdental papillae and cervical emergence zone) is often the most difficult aspect of treatment.
The shape of the implant crown below the tissue and its emergence profile is unique, not only compared with a crown on a tooth but also unique for each restoration. As a consequence, maxillary anterior single-tooth replacement is often a challenge regardless of the experience and skill of the laboratory technician and dentist.
The soft tissue drape (interdental papillae and cervical emergence zone) is often the most difficult aspect of treatment
It is no longer sufficient to only achieve osseointegration with an implant. The anterior implant and restoration is completely successful only if the final restoration it supports is fully integrated within the adjacent dentition
Improved hygiene, less risk of decay of the adjacent teeth, less endodontic risk, less risk of adjacent tooth loss, maintenance of bone, and prosthesis longevity all favor an implant restoration compared with the three-unit FPD.
However, in light of all the advantages of single-implant longevity, bone maintenance, reduced abutment teeth complications, and
increased survival of adjacent teeth, single-tooth implants have become the treatment of choice.
The bone is lost first in the faciopalatal width, so the greater width of implants in this dimension to copy a tooth root would require even more augmentation than presently advocated. As a result, a smaller-diameter, round implant is suggested, and the cervical esthetics of a single implant crown must accommodate a round-diameter implant and balance hygiene and esthetic parameters.
Additional prosthetic steps and components with varied emergence profiles or customized tooth colored abutments are often required to render the illusion of a crown on a natural abutment.
so that the bone on the adjacent tooth maintain the interdental papilla height.
Hence, if bone loss around the implant occurs, the defect will remain a vertical defect and not cause bone loss on the adjacent natural tooth.
As a precaution, the surgeon should reflect the palatal tissue when placing a maxillary central incisor implant; probe the foramen; and if necessary, place the implant in a more distal position. This may also require a smaller-diameter implant than usual to remain 1.5 mm from the CEJ of the lateral incisor.
The thickness of bone on the facial aspect of a natural root is usually 0.5 mm thick. The implant is 1 mm more palatal than the facial emergence of the adjacent crowns at the crest of the bone. The final restoration will compensate for the emergence from the free gingival margin (FGM) to be similar as the adjacent teeth.
when the implant is angled to the facial emergence of a natural adjacent tooth, an angled abutment of 15 degrees must be used to position the incisal edge more palatal.
Most two-piece angled abutments have a design flaw that compromises facial cervical esthetics. The access hole to the abutment screw is toward the facial of the abutment.
The metal flange facial to the abutment screw is thinner than a straight abutment and may result in fracture.
The implant manufacturers increase the profile of the abutment on the facial aspect to reduce the risk of fracture. However, this design flaw brings the cervical facial margin more facial and wider than the implant body, which is already as facial as the adjacent tooth
Because the long axis of the implant is emerging from the cingulum position, this requires a facial projection of the crown or “buccal correction” facing away from the implant body. The facial ridge lap must extend 2 to 4 mm and is often similar in contour to the modified ridge lap pontic of a three- unit fixed prosthesis.
An implant crown with a“modified ridge lap.”The tissue periodically becomes inflamed because hygiene aids (or a dental probe) cannot enter the sulcus of the implant but can only slide along the facial ridge lap to the free gingival margin.
Plaque control on the facial of the implant is almost impossible. Unlike a pontic for a FPD, the ridge lap crown has a gingival sulcus that requires sulcular hygiene.
The clinician determines the line for the best angulation by the point of the incisal edge position of the implant crown and the midfaciopalatal position on the crest of the bone.
Free gingival margin
However, most often the surgeon does not require a template because the adjacent teeth provide a guide for a single-tooth implant. In addition, the integrity of the facial cortical plate is more readily assessed during the surgery when a template is not used.
more pronounced bone loss for conical implants that had a long, smooth, tapered crest modules.
When the implant is countersunk below the crestal cortical bone (as with this depth technique), the trabecular bone around the crest module is weaker against occlusal loads. In addition, when the implant is placed below the crestal bone, the resultant initial crown height is increased, as are moment forces.
he end result is longer clinical crowns, which also decrease gradually in width (as the narrowing dimensions approach the implant body). The interproximal region may result in black triangular spacings in lieu of interdental papillae. The increased crown height also increases forces to the abutment screw and increases the risk of screw loosening.
Free gingival margin
(even if esthetic crown lengthening of the surrounding bone and soft tissue is necessary).
This positions the platform of the implant 3 mm below the facial FGM of the implant crown. This position provides 3 mm of soft tissue for the emergence of the implant crown on the midfacial region and more as the soft tissue measurements proceed toward the interproximal regions. This depth also increases the thickness of the soft tissues over the facial of the titanium implant body, which masks the darker color than a natural root above the bone
When the soft tissue along the edentulous crest is at the level of the desired interdental papillae and is of sufficient quality and volume, a subtraction technique (e.g., gingivoplasty with a coarse diamond) sculpts the crestal gingival tissues to reproduce the cervical emergence contour of the crown, complete with interdental papillae and proper labial gingival contour
The contour of the midfacial position of the tissue after gingivoplasty is 1 mm more incisal than the contour of the adjacent teeth to allow for the gingival shrinkage commonly observed after gingivoplasty and during the first year of implant loading.
The interdental papilla zones are also made slightly wider at the base than the final desired form to accommodate possible shrinkage
The contour of the tissue is then maintained or improved with the subgingival contour of the transitional restoration.
The transitional restoration is more concave on the subgingival midfacial than the natural crown predecessor. The reduced facial contour increases the thickness of the soft tissue and helps prevent gingival shrinkage of the midfacial region.
PME= permucosal extension
After 8 or more weeks, a stage II uncovery by gingivoplasty (a subtraction technique) is performed to the contour of the desired crown emergence profile. A similar tech- nique may be used at stage I implant insertion surgery to elevate the papilla and crest region.
Available bone is lost in width as soon as 3 months after an extraction. Implant placement soon after the extraction and initial alveolar bone healing is usually advantageous if the existing bone after the extraction is ideal. As such, immediate implant placement in an extraction site has become a popular method in the esthetic zone.
When all five diagnostic keys are present around the tooth to be extracted, an immediate implant placement may be considered.
In delayed implant placement, the implant may more easily be placed in an ideal position in relation to the crestal bone and adjacent teeth and within the exact contours of the final restoration. However, the soft tissue drape is more often compromised with the delayed technique, especially the height of the interdental papillae.
Regardless of whether an immediate implant insertion after extraction or a delayed insertion technique after initial healing, the position of the implant should be within the ideal guidelines previously addressed.
recently, a hexagon with an internal connection remains the most widely used. the prosthetic abutment not only must be designed with antirotational features (which requires a two-piece system) but also may need to be angled to compensate for implant body insertions that are not within the contours of the final restoration. This also requires at least two pieces: the abutment that engages the hexagon or antirotational design and an abutment screw that connects the abutment to the implant body
2 . which is beneficial because the abutment-to-implant connection may be several millimeters below the tissue
2. Hence, it is more difficult to modify the path of insertion of the crown.
wider at the base than the implant crest module
Too often, the dentist perceives the abutment flare as a crown margin, which may be several millimeters below the tissue. This makes it most difficult to capture the “flare” in an impression, difficult to seat the crown, and difficult to remove the excess cement. The crown margin should be related to the FGM and should only be 1 mm ± 0.5 mm subgingivally for esthetics, regardless of where the abutment flare is located
As a consequence of these disadvantages, this category of abutment is rarely used by the profession
should be limited to situations in which a facial or angled implant position precludes restoration without correction of the angulation.
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UCLA abutments with a machined metal coping within a castable custom abutment have a high degree of fit at the implant–abutment connection with the added advantage of decreased screw loosening. Therefore, although the cost may be greater, the machined abutment metal coping is suggested
In either the direct or indirect method, the teeth adjacent to the implant crown are often reshaped before the final impres- sion. If the adjacent tooth is longer than ideal, or rotated, it may be improved with an enameloplasty. The opposing teeth are also evaluated and modified for improved esthetics and occlusion.
The interproximal region of the adjacent teeth is especially addressed. The interproximal contact should be just above the height of the papilla. When the papilla is depressed, the inter- proximal contact of the adjacent teeth may be lowered to the tissue
The subgingival contours of the final crown are unique to each patient. Most often they are convex on the interproximal regions and concave on the facial subgingival regions.
Temporary crown method is the safest to ensure an ideal crown because the dentist can confirm the laboratory preparation and contour of the transitional prosthesis before final crown fabrication.
Wait several weeks for the soft tissue contour to stabilize before making the final impression.
This allows the patient and doctor to assess the appearance of the tooth and soft tissue and to make modifications as needed before the final crown fabrication.
This method also permits progressive loading for implants in soft bone.
The second option : the doctor may insert the abutment and deliver the final restoration in one appointment. This is the most common treatment option for the indirect laboratory technique