A Case of Occlusal Reconstruction with Implant Prosthetics in the Mandible

Abstract

Once a defect develops in the teeth or dental arch, balance is lost in the oral cavity, there is a deterioration in functions of the oral cavity such as ingestion of food, mastication, deglutition, and pronunciation, and there is a loss of form and esthetics in the dentition and facial features. These problems can create difficulties in daily social life.
When carrying out prosthetic treatment in the area of a defect, it is necessary to determine what form the final prosthesis will take after adequately discussing with the patient his complete health history, his age, and the type of prosthesis desired. This is necennary regardlenn of whether the defect area is restored with a removable or a fixed type prosthesis, whether the remaining teeth are left is place and incrporated into the prosthetic treatmant, or whether extractions are aggressively carried out.
Among the available treatments, osteointegrated implants, which are backed up by long-term shientific evidence, are today being carried out as a very effective technique with high predictability for the prosthetic restoration of defects.