Open Access Journal of Dental and Oral Surgery
[ ISSN : 2833-0994 ]
Using Distracting Capsule and Resin Bridge for Segmental Distraction Osteogenesis for an Implant-supported Ceramic Crown in the Esthetic Zone of the Anterior Maxilla: 10-year Clinical Report
1Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
2Professor, Department of Implants and Oral Surgery, Instituto Valcanaia, Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina, Brazil
3Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
4Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, Instituto Valcanaia, Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina, Brazil
5Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics, University of
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Abstract
Implant therapy for the esthetic zone of the anterior maxilla is a challenge when the support is deficient with the loss of alveolar bone. This article presents a 10-year clinical report of implant therapy for 23-year-old woman with a significant loss of alveolar bone following a loss of the maxillary right central incisor. The central incisor was restored with a screw-retained single implant ceramic crown where the implant site was augmented through sectional distraction osteogenesis involving a distracting capsule and a resin bridge to restore the missing span and serve as an anchorage for distraction. At the 10-year follow-up appointment, the implant-supported crown was stable with no signs or symptoms of biological and/or mechanical complications.