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Preservation of Hypermobile Teeth by Establishing Posterior Occlusal Support Using Implant Prostheses: A 5‐Year Follow‐Up
Author(s) -
Doh ReMee,
Park Wonse,
Kim KeeDeog,
Jung BockYoung
Publication year - 2015
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/jopr.12241
Subject(s) - dentures , dentistry , posterior teeth , medicine , occlusion , implant , orthodontics , dental prosthesis , surgery
For patients with periodontally compromised, hypermobile teeth, implant‐supported fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) or removable dentures are often used after extracting mobile teeth. The loss of native teeth may carry social consequences, depending upon the patient's age, state of health, and degree of social functioning. This report represents successful stabilization and preservation of questionable, hypermobile teeth that have been damaged by traumatic occlusion due to the loss of posterior support with a cross‐arch splinted FDP, as well as the implementation of posterior support using implant‐supported prostheses.