This is a 27 year old female that was referred to the unit by her dental surgeon following a failure of a root filling in her premolar tooth in the upper jaw. Following a complete pre-operative assessment, the patient was treated under local anaesthesia. The infected tooth was removed and a temporary adhesive bridge fitted (this does not involve any damaging preparation of the teeth and is therefore fully reversible once the bridge is removed). After a six week period, the Straumann implant was inserted along with a bone graft to rebuild the missing bone lost due to the infection. After six weeks of healing, a temporary crown was fitted to help guide the soft tissues into a perfect position over a period of two months. The final porcelain fused to precious metal crown was fitted.
Pre-operative state
Temporary crown prior to fitting
Customised abutment and final all ceramic crown
Final X-Ray
Final crown, one month after fitting