Abstract
Patient: A 53-year-old female visited our dental clinic with the chief complaint of mobility of a bridge in the mandibular anterior tooth area. After extracting the abutment teeth of the bridge, two implants were placed in a 3-tooth continuous defect area with marked alveolar ridge resorption. Thereafter, a provisional restoration was performed, progress was observed, and custom abutments with artificial gingiva and ceramo-metal restorations were placed.
Discussion: Although esthetic recovery could be achieved by inserting superstructures with artificial gingiva without bone grafting in this case, we also plan to carefully perform plaque control and occlusal adjustment in the future.
Conclusion: This case suggested that in implant treatment cases involving tooth defects in the anterior area with marked bone resorption, the achievement of functional recovery through prosthodontic treatment without bone grafting is a useful choice.
