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A Rationale For Not Connecting Implants to Natural Teeth
Author(s) -
Chee Winston W. L.,
Cho George C.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.1997.tb00059.x
Subject(s) - natural (archaeology) , dentistry , connection (principal bundle) , implant , orthodontics , medicine , engineering , surgery , geology , mechanical engineering , paleontology
When restoring partially edentulous arches with implants, there are some practitioners who believe it is occasionally beneficial to connect implants to natural teeth. This connection is performed to gain shared support from the natural tooth and implant, prevent rotation of the restoration, or sometimes merely to retain the natural tooth. A discussion and review of the literature concerning this connection is presented, and a patient treatment is shown to illustrate potential complications.