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Putting a smile on the patient’s face First, tooth ıı was removed and a 4.6mm x ı0.5mm Tapered Plus implant (see box for product details) with a 3.5mm prosthetic platform was placed immediately and loaded with a screw-down temporary. The implant has a more palatal position
than the original tooth to allow for bone and soft tissue maintenance, as well as for palatal screw access. The gap between the implant and the buccal bone was grafted with MinerOss® human allograft to stabi- lise the crestal bone levels and prevent soft tissue in-growth. With the abutment, we used Laser-
Lok® to our advantage, selecting BioHorizons’ Esthetic Abutment. The biological advantage is that Laser-Lok® is the only surface treatment shown to attract a true, physical connective tissue attachment (Nevins M et al, 2008). Finally, the implant was restored with
REFERENCE
Human Histologic Evidence of a Connective Tissue Attachment to a Dental Implant. M Nevins, ML Nevins, M Camelo, JL Boyesen, DM Kim. International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry. Vol. 28, No. 2, 2008.
“You need to work with an implant system where the results speak for themselves”
an
e.max crown, which gave an optimal aesthetic outcome and resulted in an extremely pleased patient. It is one of the privileges of being
involved in implant dentistry that short, minor surgical procedures allow patients to leave the surgery with a smile, looking as they did when they entered.
® For more information, please call 01344 752560, email
infouk@biohorizons.com or visit
www.biohorizons.com
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr Scot Muir graduated from Glasgow Dental Hospital in 1996, and since then has completed an MSc at the University of Warwick and achieved a diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons in England. Scot is a clinical supervisor on the Ultimate Implant Year Course at
smiletube.tv and holds annual implant seminars at Aberdeen Dental Institute and the West of Scotland Centre for Postgraduate Dental Education. Scot has recently become a director (partner) at the Scottish Centre for Excellence in Dentistry (
www.scottishdentistry.com).
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