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Assessment
Clinical and radiographic assessment revealed numerous teeth with
previous dental treatment, partial-edentulism, failing dental restorations
and teeth with active infection. In discussing all treatment options, the
patient indicated that she was not interested in any type of removable
restoration. The patient also indicated frustration with years of dental
treatment resulting in continued failure of dental restorations and teeth.
As a result, she was not interested in attempting to retreat/rehabilitate
her existing dentition.The patient did some independent research and
indicated that she would be interested in the “All-on-Four” (AO4) treatment. Evaluation of the CBCT Scan confirmed that the patient was a
good candidate for the AO4 treatment.
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A Straumann All-on-4 Treatment
The Patient
Our patient, a 52-year old female, presented to our office for a consultation. She was unhappy with the appearance of her smile and wanted
“healthy teeth”. Her primary concern was the continuous, slow, selfextrusion of tooth #8, the result of a childhood injury.
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Treatment
After tooth removal and bone modification, five Straumann 4.1mm x
12mm Roxolid implants were placed in the maxilla and four 4.1mm x
14mm implants were placed in the mandible for this patient. All torque
values exceeded 35Ncm. Roxolid implants by Straumann are the first
dental implants made of an alloy of titanium and zirconium. Preliminary
data shows that these implants are 50% stronger that pure titanium
alone. Preclinical data on the Roxolid (at 4 weeks) also show higher
torque removal values, and more bone in-growth than the standard titanium surface alone. SRA abutments were placed and impressions were
made to indirectly process the prostheses in the laboratory and allow
for same day delivery.