RESUMO
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate to general practitioners who have no experience with dental implant treatment the esthetic limitations of such treatment. The criteria for wise case selection will be described so that esthetic excellence can be predictably achieved in general practice. A checklist of criteria will be provided as a treatment-planning tool to determine if a patient is likely to have an esthetically successful outcome.
Assuntos
Implantes Dentários para Um Único Dente , Maxila/cirurgia , Planejamento de Assistência ao Paciente , Processo Alveolar/patologia , Tomada de Decisões , Implantação Dentária Endóssea , Prótese Dentária Fixada por Implante , Relações Dentista-Paciente , Estética Dentária , Odontologia Geral , Gengiva/patologia , Humanos , Maxila/patologia , Osseointegração , Satisfação do Paciente , Seleção de Pacientes , Coroa do Dente/patologia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
This article describes a procedure that permits careful border correction and impression fabrication of an edentulous arch, followed by pick-up of implant impression copings. The resultant master cast is accurate in terms of soft tissue detail, position of implant components, and relationship between soft tissue and implants.
Assuntos
Técnica de Moldagem Odontológica , Prótese Dentária Fixada por Implante/métodos , Revestimento de Dentadura , Dente Suporte , Humanos , Arcada Edêntula/reabilitação , MandíbulaRESUMO
Two commercially available, screw-retained attachments and an experimental attachment were modeled and analyzed by computerized finite element method. Mechanical test specimens were then developed. Cast rectangular bars were fabricated with the attachments or were joined by soldering at midspan as a control. These bars were subjected to three-point loading. The soldered connector was stronger than the three attachment designs, and the experimental attachment was stronger than the two commercial products. There was general agreement between the mechanical and finite element testing. The use of computer-aided technology to design dental devices with improved mechanical properties was demonstrated by this study.
