Proximal contact loss between implant-supported prostheses and adjacent natural teeth: a clinical report

J Prosthet Dent. 2011 Jan;105(1):1-4. doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(10)00174-5.

Abstract

There is limited knowledge about the changes that proximal contacts between implant-supported prostheses and adjacent teeth undergo over time. This report describes the management of a clinical situation with the loss of proximal contact between implant-supported prostheses and adjacent natural teeth in a partially edentulous patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bicuspid / pathology*
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
  • Denture Design
  • Denture, Partial, Fixed*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / rehabilitation
  • Mesial Movement of Teeth / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Molar
  • Surface Properties