Bone Expansion or 1-Piece Implants
A 38-year-old woman has a loose FPD in the lower right quadrant (Fig.1). The retainer at #31 appears to have open margin (Fig.1 ^) or the abutment has caries (Fig.2 arrowheads). The FPD will be sectioned between #29 and 30. The abutment at #31 needs at least a crown, while an implant will be placed at #30. The bone density at the site is low (Fig.1 pink dashed line). The latter may be due to narrow bone buccolingually. If the ridge atrophy is moderate (e.g. 4 mm (implant positioners)), bone expansion will be executed (Bone Expander Kit or IBS Kit) and a 3.8, 4.1 or 4.5 mm implant will be placed. If the atrophy is severe, the ridge top will be reduced until the ridge is ~ 4 mm, two of 2.5 or 3.0 mm 1-piece implants will be placed (Fig.2). A splinted provisional will be fabricated at #30 and 31.
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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 07/03/2017, last revision 11/10/2018