A Combination of Internal and External Connection Screw-Retained Implant Restorations in Esthetic Zone Rehabilitation: A Case Report

Abstract

This case report describes the rehabilitation of the Esthetic-Zone of the maxillary jaw of a 70-year-old female patient by using 4 implants (BEGO Semados® RS/RSX) with the challenging position of her implants due to her age and channel access of the Fixtures and also the Difficulty in supplying desired prosthetic parts due to existing problems. In the beginning, the treatment plan was to reconstruct the mouth using conventional restoration with UCLA abutments, but due to the unavailability of non-hex abutments As well as the failure to achieve the desired Esthetic demands of the patient by using this treatment plan, especially in the anterior implant area of the jaw, it Innovatively was decided to use a combination of cylindrical abutments (BEGO MultiPlus system) and UCLA abutments to Design and fabrication of the Final restoration. Keywords: Dental implant; Dental prosthesis; Static zone; Internal and external connection; Challenging case.

Keywords

• Dental implant; Dental prosthesis; Static zone; Internal and external connection; Challenging case.