Introduction:
A 42-year old woman had visited Sujay’s Dental Care complaining about metal show of the caps on upper front teeth and missing lower front tooth. Patient had a history of upper and lower anterior PFM crowns were fabricated 10 yrs ago.
Clinical Findings:
- Existing PFM crowns wrt upper and lower anteriors.
- Missing 16,37,38,43,47,48
- Deep dental caries wrt 26, 46.
Alternative Treatment Plan:
- Replacement of the upper and lower anterior crowns using emax crowns.
- Replacement of missing teeth by FPD or an RPD.
Evidence-Based Dentistry:
As a part of Evidence-based treatment, we took full mouth OPG. After examining OPG x-ray of the teeth, our team of dentists decided for
- Root canal treatment wrt 26, 46
- Surgical Implant placement wrt 16,43.
- Extraction wrt 17,18,27,28.
- Full mouth rehabilitation using full veneer crowns and implant restoration.
Treatment Procedure:
- Preoperative models and photographs were taken.
- Facebow transfer was made, centric, protrusive and lateral occlusal records were obtained.
- The casts were mounted onto a semiadjustable articulator, and programmed. Broadricks analysis was made to establish the occlusal plane.
- A mock up was performed.
- Clinically, surgical implant placement was done wrt 16 and 43.
- Sutures were removed in a week.
- The existing PFM crowns were sectioned and removed.
- They were temporized and anterior guidance was established.
- The lower posteriors were prepared and temporized and the occlusal plane was established.
- Following which, the upper posteriors were prepared and temporized.
- A mutually protected occlusion was achieved.
- They were kept under observation for 6 weeks before making the final impressions and the interocclusal records.
- Bisque trial of the all ceramic crowns were done and satisfactory.
- The final cementation was carried out on the natural teeth using resin cement.
- The implant restorations were planned for a progressive loading by cement retained crowns at the end of 2 months.
Follow Up:
- Advised for a regular 6 months follow up.