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Use of an immediate provisional implant to support a full-arch interim restoration: a clinical report.

Lee JH, Frias V, Lee KW

Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry at Yonsei University, 75-34 Sung-buk gu Sung-buk dong, Seoul, Korea. jaehoon115@hotmail.com

The use of provisional implants as the sole or adjunct mean of stabilization for interim fixed partial dentures has gained popularity in implant prosthodontic treatment. These implants can be used between submerged implants during the healing phase to provide support for interim fixed or removable partial dentures. In this clinical report, a provisional implant used to provide support for a full-arch fixed interim restoration is described. Positioned between adjacent conventional implants, the provisional implant was placed during the same surgical procedure. As a result, an immediate acrylic fixed partial denture supported by natural teeth and the provisional implant provided a comfortable and esthetic interim restoration during the osseointegration period.

Published 13 July 2005 in J Prosthodont, 14(2): 127-30.
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