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Question:
Topic: Implant Prosthetic Option
- I am restoring an implant on tooth #22 in a patient I am working on and there are no teeth the posterior of this particular tooth.
My patient is not willing to get any additional implants, so I am wondering if I should use a locator to secure an overdenture attachment or if I should restore #22 as a single tooth and secure a partial on that tooth?
I realize this is not ideal, but my patient is growing impatient and I have to come up with the "best" solution possible given the circumstances. ...Dentist from CA
Answer:
I think that I would restore #22 as a single crown and then make a partial denture.
I am afraid that using a locator on a one-tooth overdenture would present rotational problems and be too great a load for the implant.
Corinne Scalzitti, DMD, MAGD
Austin Reconstructive Implant Dentistry
Texas Periolase
3900 RR 620 South
Austin, Texas TX 78738
(512) 263-3330
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