Noor Kutkut
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Noor Kutkut, Abdulrahman Al-Malki
Preventive and Restorative Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine
Introduction
Implant therapy is considered as an integral part of dental treatment for rehabilitation of patients with missing teeth. This field was significantly improved over the past years with the evolution of biomaterials and digital technology, especially in cone beam computed tomography, implant planning and design software, as well as subtractive and additive manufacturing.
Methods
A 68-year-old female presented to Graduate Prosthodontic Clinic with chief complaint of missing maxillary anterior teeth. The technology employed facilitated the diagnosis with verification of required esthetic, phonetic and occlusal parameters that guided the implant planning and surgery and finally led to predictable immediate load with interim fixed prosthesis.
Results
This step by step Workflow Provided reliable results satisfying both esthetics and functional demands of the patient.
Conclusion
The presented workflow describes a contemporary technique to optimize implant treatment and patient experience with the implementation of 3D printing. Additive manufacturing was used at each phase of treatment, diagnostic, surgical and restorative replacing conventional analog techniques with high accuracy. Current indications of 3D printing include diagnostic models, record bases, trial/interim/immediate prosthesis, custom trays, surgical guides.