This treatment demonstrates the Bicon one-stage surgical technique with transmucosal Temporary Abutments for three congenitally missing lateral incisors in a 21-year-old man and their subsequent prosthetic restoration with three Integrated Abutment Crowns™(IACs).
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2.0mm Pilot Drill rotating at 1100RPM is being used to prepare the initial osteotomy.
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Gold Paralleling Pin seated in the pilot osteotomy indicating its trajectory.
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2.0mm Pilot Drill rotating at 1100RPM is being used to prepare the initial osteotomy.
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Gold Paralleling Pins seated in their pilot osteotomies indicating their trajectories.
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Light blue 3.0mm Hand Reamer is being rotated on a Threaded Straight Handle to widen the osteotomy.
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Bone is being collected in the flute of the Hand Reamer.
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Blue 3.5mm Hand Reamer is being rotated on a Threaded Straight Handle to widen the osteotomy.
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Bone is being collected in the flute of the Hand Reamer.
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Angled Curette is being used to confirm the integrity of the osteotomy walls.
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Violet 4.0mm Hand Reamer is being rotated on a Threaded Straight Handle to widen the osteotomy to the diameter of the intended implant.
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Bone is being collected in the flute of the Hand Reamer.
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4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT® Implant is being placed with a transmucosal titanium Temporary Abutment seated in its well.
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View of the seated transmucosal Temporary Abutment immediately after implant placement.
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Harvested bone is being placed around the transmucosal Temporary Abutment.
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4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT® Implant is being placed with a transmucosal titanium Temporary Abutment seated in its well.
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View of the seated transmucosal Temporary Abutment immediately after implant placement.
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Harvested bone is being placed around the transmucosal Temporary Abutment.
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Harvested bone is being packed around the transmucosal Temporary Abutment with a Cotton Tip Applicator.
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Mucosa is being sutured around the transmucosal Temporary Abutment.
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Mucosa is sutured around the transmucosal Temporary Abutment.
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Mucosa is being sutured around the transmucosal Temporary Abutment.
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Mucosa is sutured around the transmucosal Temporary Abutments.
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Initial incision is being made.
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Facial flap is being reflected.
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2.0mm Pilot Drill rotating at 1100RPM is being used to prepare the initial osteotomy.
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Gold Paralleling Pin seated in the pilot osteotomy indicating its trajectory.
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Bone is being collected in the flute of a light green 2.5mm Hand Reamer.
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3.5 x 8.0mm implant is being placed with a transmucosal titanium Temporary Abutment seated in its well.
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View of the seated transmucosal Temporary Abutment immediately after implant placement.
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Harvested bone is being placed around the transmucosal Temporary Abutment.
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Mucosa is sutured around the transmucosal Temporary Abutment.
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Transmucosal Temporary Abutment is being removed five months after implant placement.
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Transmucosal Temporary Abutment is being removed five months after implant placement.
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Blue 2.5mm Guide Pin is being inserted into the well of the implant to confirm its osseointegration.
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View of two blue 2.5mm Guide Pins indicating the trajectories of the implants.
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Violet 4.0mm Sulcus Former is being mounted onto a Guide Pin prior to rotating it to shape the implant sulcus.
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Gold 5.0mm Sulcus Former is being mounted onto a Guide Pin prior to rotating it to shape the implant sulcus.
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Blue 2.5mm titanium Impression Post is being inserted into the well of the implant for the making of an implant-level transfer impression.
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View of two blue 2.5mm Impression Posts seated in their implants.
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View of two blue acrylic Impression Sleeves seated on their Impression Posts.
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Impression material is being injected around the Impression Posts and Sleeves.
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Two blue acrylic sleeves captured within a full arch implant-level transfer impression prior to the insertion of an implant analog for the pouring of a master model.
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Transmucosal Temporary Abutment is being removed five months after implant placement.
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Violet 2.0mm Guide Pin is being inserted into the well of the implant to confirm its osseointegration.
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View of violet 2.0mm Guide Pin indicating the trajectory of the implant.
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Violet 4.0mm Sulcus Former is being rotated on the Guide Pin to shape the implant sulcus.
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View of violet 2.0mm titanium Impression Post seated in its implant.
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View of red acrylic Impression Sleeve seated on its violet Impression Post.
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Impression material is being injected around the Impression Post and Sleeve.
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Red acrylic sleeve captured within a full arch implant-level transfer impression prior to the insertion of an implant analog for the pouring of a master model.
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View of transmucosal Temporary Abutments one month after the uncovering of the implants and the making of an implant-level transfer impression.
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View of two maxillary lateral incisor Integrated Abutment Crowns™ (IACs) immediately after their insertion.
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View of left mandibular lateral incisor IAC immediately after its insertion.
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Post-insertion radiograph.
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Post-insertion radiograph.
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Post-insertion radiograph.
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One-year post-insertion view of maxillary lateral incisor IACs.
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One-year post-insertion view of left mandibular lateral incisor IAC.
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