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Interdisciplinary treatment planning for orthodontic‐prosthetic implant anchorage in a partially edentulous patient
Author(s) -
Willems Guy,
Carels Carine Emma Louis,
Naert Lgnace Eugene,
Van Steenberghe Daniel
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
clinical oral implants research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.407
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1600-0501
pISSN - 0905-7161
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0501.1999.100410.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , medicine , crown (dentistry) , implant , orthodontics , osseointegration , radiation treatment planning , occlusion , rehabilitation , surgery , physical therapy , radiation therapy
Successful orthodontic treatment is characterized by optimal anchorage control. Teeth or groups of teeth are united to counteract biomechanical reactive forces during orthodontic treatment. These classic anchorage control mechanisms are less efficient or even non‐existent in partially edentulous patients who are missing multiple posterior teeth. However, osseointegrated oral implants ad modum Br‐vemark can provide optimal anchorage control for orthodontic tooth alignment and rehabilitation of occlusion through prosthetic implant restorations. Careful multidisciplinary planning based on complex diagnostic wax setup casts to determine exact implant location and orientation in line with future orthodontic tooth displacements and prosthetic implant crown restorations is the most important step in the overall treatment planning.