Bicon Dental Implants
Friday, November 21st 2008 12:43PM EDT
Overdenture: Mandibular Three Implant-Retained
This case demonstrates the ease with which dentists and patients can enjoy the many benefits of implant retained overdentures with neither the financial nor time requirements of laboratory procedures.
     


1. Crestal view showing two exposed black healing plugs prior to the surgical uncovering of the third and the removal of all three plugs.


2. Three guide pins placed into the implants demonstrate the axial inclination of the implants.


3. Paralleling of o-ring abutments is easily achieved with the use of 0 degree and 15 degree angled abutments that have the possibility of 360 degrees of universal positioning.


4. Buccal view of three o-ring abutments. Parallelism was easily achieved with the use of 0 degree and 15 degree abutments.


5. Occlusal view of three o-ring abutments. Note minimal incision for the uncovering of the middle implant.


6. Pink o-ring housings being inserted on o-ring abutments for confirming clearance of existing denture prior to their being incorporated into the existing denture.


7. Blue wax placed in the denture to act as a pressure indicator locating the relative position of the abutments.


8. Removal of o-ring housing prior to placement of rubber dam apron under each housing.


9. Vaseline being injected under rubber dam apron to prevent acrylic from locking under abutments during the chairside pickup of the housings in the existing denture.


10. Acrylic being injected around first o-ring housing.


11. Acrylic being injected around third o-ring housing.


12. Relieved denture prior to being inserted over the acrylic covered o-ring housings.


13. Crestal view of denture after its removal and pickup of the o-ring housings with the polymerized acrylic.


14. Crestal view of denture after removal of rubber dam aprons and prior to the polishing of excess acrylic around the o-ring housings.


15. Radiograph of three Bicon implants and o-ring abutments.
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