Mandibular Three Implant-Retained

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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Acrylic being injected around first o-ring housing.

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Acrylic being injected around third o-ring housing.

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

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

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

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Radiograph of three Bicon implants and o-ring abutments.