Esthetic outcome of an immediately placed maxillary anterior single-tooth implant restored with a custom-made zirconia-ceramic abutment and crown: a staged treatment

Quintessence Int. 2011 Feb;42(2):103-8.

Abstract

This article describes the high esthetic value of a single-tooth implant immediately placed in the anterior region using a flapless approach and a custom-made zirconia-ceramic abutment and crown. The case reported illustrates the practical procedure involved in developing natural esthetics with a custom-made zirconia-ceramic prosthesis and abutment. The technique is relatively simple, can be used in a variety of clinical situations, and provides excellent results from an esthetic point of view, which is demonstrated by the results of pink esthetic scores (PES) (9 ± 0.2) and white esthetic scores (WES) (7 ± 0.5) after 4 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Crowns
  • Dental Abutments*
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous / methods*
  • Dental Implants, Single-Tooth*
  • Dental Porcelain*
  • Esthetics, Dental*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immediate Dental Implant Loading*
  • Incisor
  • Maxilla
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Tooth Socket / surgery
  • Zirconium

Substances

  • Dental Porcelain
  • Zirconium
  • zirconium oxide