Implant Diameter I

A 48-year-old woman, dentophobic, presents to clinic with request of redo #8,9 composite, which have dislodged twice in the last 6 months.  Restoration failure is at least in part due to partial edentulism (#18,19,30, Fig.1).  After discussion, she agrees to have implants at #18 and 19 first with guide (Fig.2,3).  An ideal treatment plan for #30 (narrow mesiodistal space) would be extraction of #32 (ML fracture), uprighting of #30 and placement of a normal diameter implant.  Considering dentophobia and living far from the office, a practical option will be a 3x12 mm 1-piece implant (Fig.4).

Lower Molar Immediate Implant, No Deviation, Ortho Cases

Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 10/30/2018, last revision 01/11/2020