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Volume 27, Issue 141, November 2023

Aesthetic and functional enhancement using anterior implant supported Cantilever Partial Fixed Dental Prostheses: A 5-year case report

Fatema Alqudaihi^1♦, Walla Al Qudaihi², Norman Blaine Cook³

¹Fatema Alqudaihi, BDS, AEGD, MSD, ABOD; Diplomate of the American Board of Operative Dentistry, Implant Dentistry Fellowship from Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. Consultant Restorative Dentist with a subspeciality in Implant Dentistry, Head of Dental Professional Development at Al Khobar Health Network, First Health Cluster at Eastern Province, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
²Walla Al Qudaihi, BDS, MSD; Clinical training in Orthodontics and master’s degree in dental science from Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Orthodontist, Riyadh Third Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
³Norman Blaine Cook, DDS, MSD, ABOD; Diplomate of the American Board of Operative Dentistry, Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Cariology and Operative Dentistry, Department of Cariology, Operative Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Division of Operative Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America.

^♦Corresponding author
Fatema Alqudaihi, BDS, AEGD, MSD, ABOD; Diplomate of the American Board of Operative Dentistry, Implant Dentistry Fellowship from Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. Consultant Restorative Dentist with a subspeciality in Implant Dentistry, Head of Dental Professional Development at Al Khobar Health Network, First Health Cluster at Eastern Province, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT

Restoring two adjacent maxillary anterior teeth with implants remains challenging, especially with limited mesiodistal space. It can result in implants being positioned relatively close which may affect the final appearance of the surrounding soft tissues. Our clinical case study describes a treatment approach to restore bilateral congenitally missing maxillary canines and lateral incisors utilizing implant-supported cantilever prostheses to achieve good aesthetic and functional outcomes. After 5-year follow-up the case showed favorable results.

Keywords: Restoration, esthetic, smile, resin composite, dentistry