Restoration using gingiva-colored ceramic and a ridge lap pontic with circumferential pressure: a clinical report

J Prosthet Dent. 2010 Aug;104(2):71-6. doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(10)00107-1.

Abstract

Achieving an optimal esthetic result when replacing missing teeth with implant-supported restorations in the esthetic zone is a demanding surgical and restorative challenge. This clinical report describes the use of a cantilevered, cemented, implant-supported restoration with gingiva-colored ceramics and a circumferential pressure-ridge lap pontic to replace 2 incisors and the adjacent tissue.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dental Abutments
  • Dental Implants
  • Dental Porcelain
  • Dental Prosthesis Design / methods*
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
  • Dental Restoration, Permanent / methods
  • Denture, Partial, Fixed, Resin-Bonded*
  • Esthetics, Dental
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incisor
  • Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / rehabilitation*
  • Maxilla
  • Prosthesis Coloring / methods*
  • Tooth, Artificial

Substances

  • Dental Implants
  • Dental Porcelain