Case Reports in Dentistry (Jan 2019)

Mandibular Full-Arch Rehabilitation over 3 Straight Immediately Loaded Implants: 8 Years of Follow-Up

  • Márcio de Carvalho Formiga,
  • Magda Nagasawa,
  • Jamil Awad Shibli

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/4648959
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2019

Abstract

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Mandibular full-arch restoration is a good and successful treatment option for totally edentulous patients. In the past years, several studies have described the placement of 4 to 6 implants to restore this type of case; however, an option using 3 dental implants placed in strategic and specific positions could also be an alternative. Therefore, this case report describes a full-arch rehabilitation on 3 straight, immediately loaded implants after 8 years of follow-up. The restoration presented no biological or technical complications during this follow-up period, showing that an adequate treatment plan was able to allow good results using this treatment option.