Open AccessImmediate placement of dental implants in the mandible
Author(s) -
Gurkar Haraswarupa Puttaraju,
Paranjyothi Magadi Visveswariah
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.114311
Subject(s) - dentistry , medicine , mandibular arch , dental arch , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , orthodontics , dental prosthesis , arch , implant , surgery , engineering , civil engineering , botany , biology , genus
This case describes extraction of teeth in the mandibular arch, i.e., 41 42 43 44 45 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 (grade two mobility), followed by immediate placement of four dental implants (3i biomet), two in the 45 55 region and two dental implants in 12 21 region. A prefabricated provisional mandibular denture was immediately placed. The purpose of immediate placement was to aid the patient resume his professional duties the next day itself along with esthetic and functional comfort, psychological well-being and most importantly preserving the remaining tissue in a healthy condition.