Implant placement into postextraction sockets with a provisional restoration in nonfunctional occlusion (im- mediate tooth replacement therapy) in the maxillary anterior region has increased in use and clinical relevance since its introduction in the late 1990s. Treatment proce- dures are condensed into fewer patient appointments, re- ducing overall treatment time and increasing patient comfort.
Survival rates reported for immediate implant protocols are comparable to those for delayed procedures with or without provisional restoration and bone grafting. In addition, positive esthetic outcomes have been reported regarding ridge collapse, midfacial recession, and tissue discoloration depending on implant position, immediate provisional restoration, and bone grafting.The dual-zone (tissue and bone zones) therapeutic con- cept, in which a hard tissue graft material is intentionally placed not only adjacent to the labial bone plate but also into the soft tissues, was introduced in 2012. The utilization of this technique has led to enhanced and con- sistent esthetic outcomes without employing supplemental connective tissue grafting.
In addition, the use of macro changes in implant design, specifically angle correction or Co-Axis implants (Southern Implants), may minimize the need for custom abutments and cement-retained definitive restorations. It has been documented that remaining cement remnants in the soft tissues and surrounding the implant-abutment platform can lead to inflammation and resultant attachment loss.
The following case illustrates the use of these tech- niques and implant macro design elements to minimize changes in ridge dimension, gingival recession, and tissue color while ensuring screw retention of the restoration as- sociated with immediate tooth replacement therapy in the esthetic zone.
CASE PRESENTATION
A 41-year-old Asian woman presented for treatment of the maxillary right central incisor (tooth 11) following trau- matic insult (Figs 1a and 1b). The tooth had been previ- ously treated endodontically due to trauma and restored with a full-coverage restoration. A cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan was taken preoperatively, and all findings, treatment options, and risks were reviewed (Fig 2). The patient consented to immediate tooth replacement therapy (ITRT) using the dual-zone technique. Informed consent was obtained based on the Helsinki Declaration of 1975.
An irreversible hydrocolloid impression material (Jeltrate Alginate, Dentsply Caulk) was made, and an acrylic “egg- shell” was fabricated using the powder-liquid (Nealon) tech- nique.16 Excess material was trimmed to create the final tooth form shell prior to relining it with a prefabricated gin- gival former device (i-Shell, Vulcan Custom Dental), which replicates the shape and dimensions of the extracted root at the cervical area and properly supports the subgingival mucosal tissues.
After the administration of local anesthesia, the crown was removed, with sharp dissection of the supracrestal gingival fibers performed by means of a 15c scalpel blade. The tooth was extracted atraumatically with fine-tipped forceps (Fig 3). The labial soft tissue measured at 2 mm from free gingival margin (FGM) with rounded-end spring- less calipers (Iwanson Spring Caliper, Henry Schein) re- vealed a thickness of 0.5 mm (Figs 4a and 4b). After socket debridement with a surgical excavator, an intact buccal plate and soft tissue or type 1 socket was confirmed, and the site was prepared to receive an endosse- ous implant.18 The drilling protocol is consistent with cement-retained restorations, where the path of angula- tion is coincident with the incisal edge position of the adja- cent teeth (Fig 5). The implant site preparation was consistent with the manufacturer’s recommendations. A 5.0-mm-diameter textured and threaded implant design with variable platform switching and a 12-degree angle correction feature (Co-Axis, Southern Implants) was used and placed with 65 Ncm of insertion torque value (Fig 6). The implant position was set at approximately 3.0 to 4.0 mm in depth from the midfacial FGM, and leaving a “labial gap” to be filled with biomaterial (Fig 7).
A screw-retained custom provisional restoration was fabricated using a preformed subgingival former acrylic shell or sleeve filled and connected to a polyether-ether-ketone polymer (PEEK) temporary cylinder with autopolymerizing resin (Super T, American Consolidation Manufacturing Co) (Figs 8 to 13). The provisional restoration was intentionally positioned in labioversion to ensure nonocclusal loading during the healing phase. Prior to insertion of the custom provisional restoration, the subgingival surface of the abut- ment was steam cleaned for 20 seconds (Touchsteam, Kerr) to allow the provisional restoration to serve as a plat- form for initial peri-implant soft tissue healing.19 A tall and slender titanium healing abutment was placed to protect the prosthetic screw hole while small-particle (250 to 500 micron) corticocancellous bone allograft (Puros, Zimmer Biomet) was packed against the abutment into the buccal gap with an amalgam condenser (Fig 14a). The bone graft material occupied the bone zone as well as the tissue zone to the height of the FGM (Fig 14b). The healing abutment was subsequently removed, and the fabricated provisional restoration replaced and secured with a retaining screw that was hand tightened (Figs 15 to 17). The excess bone graft was removed. The patient was placed on a postsurgi- cal broad-spectrum antibiotic and analgesic, as needed, and she was seen for follow-up at 1 week.
After 5 months of undisturbed healing, the custom pro- visional crown was removed (disconnection) for the first time to make an implant-level impression for fabrication of the definitive restoration (Fig 18). A 2.0-mm increase in buccal peri-implant soft tissue thickness was measured (Fig 19). The patient demonstrated good oral hygiene (eg, plaque-free score higher than 90%). Pattern resin (Pattern Resin LS, GC America) was used to capture the subgingi- val soft tissue profile, and implant-level transfer copings were attached for an open-tray impression. The impression was made with a dual-viscosity (light syringe and heavy tray) monophase polyvinyl siloxane material (Flexitime, Kulzer).
It is recommended that color matching be performed prior to impression-making to prevent false shades associ- ated with tooth dehydration. Multiple shade guides and tabs (Vitapan 3D Master, VITA North America) are used in the shade communication photographs, which helps deter- mine the variations in color, chroma, and value (Fig 20a). Polarized digital photography eliminates surface reflections and visually exposes internal characteristics, such as mam- elons, deep translucencies, or craze lines, while providing easier determination of color saturation when used with shade guides (Fig 20b).
The laboratory made a soft tissue cast that allowed fab- rication of a screw-retained noble metal alloy restoration (Argedent 52SF Special, Argen) (Figs 21a to 21c). The framework was opaqued to create the base for color and fluorescence. The incisal third of the restoration required a slight grayish-violet tone to create the illusion of depth, while the gingival third contained a more saturated chromatic base color profile (Fig 22). A segmental lateral buildup technique using feldspathic ceramic powders (HeraCeram, Kulzer Dental US) was performed to achieve proper hue and translucency characteristics (Fig 23). Mor- phology of the restoration, including texture and surface luster, was achieved to create a lifelike definitive restora- tion. The final shade was verified using polarized filter pho- tography and the same shade guide tabs that were used for clinical shade selection (Fig 24). Gold powder (Benzer Dental AG) was applied to verify the surface texture and luster (Figs 25 to 27).
The screw-retained crown, fabricated of porcelain fused to gold-ceramic alloy, was delivered with 35 Ncm approxi- mately 4 months after final impression-making (Figs 28 and 29). The definitive restoration 6 months after delivery is shown in Figs 30a to 30e.
CONCLUSION
To achieve predictable esthetic success with ITRT, the crit- ical clinical and laboratory steps outlined in this case report must be respected. These steps are helpful to limit the amount of buccal ridge dimensional change as well as midfacial peri-implant soft tissue recession of the implant and potentially enhance the thickness of the peri-implant soft tissues coronal to the implant-abutment interface as well as offering a screw-retained definitive restoration with a co-axis macro implant design.
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