:: Case Study 1

A 28-year old Caucasian lady fractured her front tooth during sports (Figure 1). The tooth had to be extracted and an implant was placed immediately (Figure 2). It was initially covered by a temporary plastic crown. Six months later, the final crown was made to match the adjacent teeth (Figure 3).

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This lady had her broken tooth extracted (Figure 1), implant inserted (Figure 2) and a temporary crown placed all within the span of two hours. This protocol enabled her to have a replacement tooth on the same day she lost her natural one. The final crown (Figure 3) was made six months later after the wound had healed completely.

:: Case Study 2

A 50-year old expatriate banker did not like the look of his 3-unit bridge which was only ten years old (Figure 4). The gums had receded and exposed the unsightly margins. Decay had also set in. He realized that when one part of a bridge failed, the entire bridge had to be replaced thereby making the long term cost rather high. He opted to separate the three teeth by having an implant inserted in the middle (Figure 6). Highly aesthetic all-porcelain crowns were then made over the teeth and implant (Figure 7). He also opted for a screw-retained implant crown which allows it to be unscrewed for maintenance and repair. This means that he is unlikely to need to replace that crown ever again.

		An implant was placed in the middle and three new individual crowns replaced the aging three-unit bridge.
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:: Case Study 3

A 16-yr old Caucasian girl had a congenitally missing upper left lateral incisor (Figure 8). This means she was never born with it. Braces were used to realign her other teeth and create a space for a normal replacement tooth. An implant was inserted into the space and an all-ceramic crown was made over it (Figure 9). Her self-confidence has never been better ever since (Figure 10).

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This teenage girl no longer had to be self-conscious about her missing tooth after an implant was inserted.