Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Edentulous Patients With Implants Based on Facial Profile Assessment: A Case Report. Issue 1 (February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lepidi, Luca; Suriano, Carmela; Saleh, Muhammad H. A.; Ravidà, Andrea; Mastrangelo, Filiberto; Wang, Hom-Lay
• Is Part Of: Implant dentistry. Volume 28:Issue 1(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-02
• Subjects: dental -- implant -- rehabilitation -- prosthetic; Dental implants -- Periodicals; 617.69305
• DOI: 10.1097/ID.0000000000000856
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1056-6163

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: To introduce a user-friendly protocol for implant-retained prosthetic rehabilitation of fully edentulous patients based on facial profile and the cephalometric intermaxillary relationship. Materials and Methods: The prosthetic rehabilitation of edentulous patients with implants based on facial profile assessment protocol commences with a clinical and cephalometric analysis, followed by a preliminary projection to obtain a harmonious interarch relationship, eventually stabilized by the preplanned prosthesis. The protocol is divided into the following 5 phases: esthetic evaluation; cephalometric-occlusal assessment; surgery; provisionalization; and definitive prosthesis. Evaluation of patient's satisfaction from the treatment provided was performed through a preoperative and postoperative visual analogue scale scores. Results: The patient was granted immediate function and superior esthetics at day 1 of the treatment. These results were re-evaluated on an interval of 18 months and continued to be stable. The overall treatment time was significantly reduced. Conclusion: Our recommended protocol gives the clinician a chance to grasp results beyond the offered by traditional protocols by using a wider perspective of rehabilitation, involving the patient's facial profile, thus fulfilling the integration of both occlusal and cephalometric parameters in a unified surgical-prosthetic approach.