Removal of a Traumatically Fractured Maxillary Left Central Incisor and the Immediate Loading of a 4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT® Implant with a Universal Abutment for a Nineteen-Year-Old Female Patient
This treatment demonstrates the removal of a maxillary left central incisor six days after its being traumatically fractured, and the immediate loading of a 4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT® Implant with a 5 Series Tall Profile Universal Abutment and a prosthetically-bonded, stabilizing temporary crown for a nineteen-year-old female patient.
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Fractured maxillary left central incisor being removed.
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View of the fractured maxillary left central incisor.
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Spoon Curette being used to scrape and assess the socket's bone.
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Degranulation Bur being used to remove soft tissue from the walls of the socket.
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Periodontal Probe being used to measure the distance from the gingival crest to the opposing tooth to facilitate the selection of an appropriately sized abutment.
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2.0mm Standard Pilot Drill being rotated at 1,100 RPM with irrigation to initiate the osteotomy.
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Gold Paralleling Pin seated in the pilot osteotomy to indicate the position of the intended implant.
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Light yellow 2.5mm Hand Reamer attached to a Threaded Straight Handle being inserted to widen the pilot osteotomy.
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Teal 3.0mm Hand Reamer attached to a Threaded Straight Handle being rotated to widen the osteotomy.
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Autogenous bone collected in the flute of a Blue 3.5mm Hand Reamer to be used as a graft over the implant.
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Magenta 4.0mm Hand Reamer attached to a Threaded Straight Handle being rotated to widen the osteotomy to its final diameter.
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Autogenous bone collected on a Spoon Curette to be used as a graft over the implant.
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Sterile packaging of a 4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT® Implant and its Healing Plug Inserter being cut open.
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Temporization Sleeve attached to a 5 Series Tall Profile Universal Abutment being used to transport the abutment to the implant.
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5 Series Tall Profile Universal Abutment being inserted into the 4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT® Implant, while it remains in its sterile packaging.
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Facial gingiva being elevated to reveal the prepared osteotomy.
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Temporization Sleeve being used to transport the 5 Series Tall Profile Universal Abutment and the 4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT® Implant.
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4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT® Implant being placed into the prepared osteotomy with its 5 Series Tall Profile Universal Abutment and Temporization Sleeve to evaluate their positioning.
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4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT® Implant being removed from the prepared osteotomy with its 5 Series Tall Profile Universal Abutment and Temporization Sleeve, after being evaluated after temporization.
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4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT® Implant being mounted onto a blue 2.5mm Inserter and Retriever instrument.
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4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT¨ Implant being placed into the prepared osteotomy with a blue 2.5mm Inserter and Retriever instrument.
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View of the seated implant.
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Temporization Sleeve being used to transport the 5 Series Tall Profile Universal Abutment to its implant.
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5 Series Tall Profile Universal Abutment inserted into its implant with the Temporization Sleeve ideally positioned relative to the gingival margin.
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Modified Temporization Sleeve being evaluated for occlusal clearance.
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Harvested autogenous bone being collected from a Dappen Dish.
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Harvested autogenous bone placed facially around the implant.
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Harvested autogenous bone being placed palatally around the implant.
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Surgical site being sutured.
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Surgical site being sutured.
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Bonding agent being applied to the adjacent tooth for the fabrication of a temporary crown and stabilization of the implant.
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Bonding agent being applied to the adjacent tooth for the fabrication of a temporary crown and stabilization of the implant.
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Bonding agent being light-cured.
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Composite material being applied to the Temporization Sleeve for the fabrication of a temporary crown and stabilization of the implant.
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Facial view of the stabilizing temporary crown.
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Post-operative radiograph of the immediately loaded 4.0 x 6.0mm Bicon SHORT® Implant with its 5 Series Tall Profile Universal Abutment and its stabilizing temporary crown.
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