Australasian Dentist Magazine Sept-Oct 2021

Category 62 Australasian Dentist O ral health plays an important role in quality of life and even though preventive dentistry has evolved, edentulism remains a prominent public health problem that can affect function, aesthetics, and psycho- social aspects of the human being. Thus, the option of replacing teeth with implants plays an important role in patient wellbeing. Introduction Technological progress, including the proliferation of internet access worldwide, has given patients access to a wealth of information about their oral health and has raised awareness of the range of available treatments, materials and techniques. As a result, patients’ expectations and behaviors have changed and an ever- increasing number are requesting less invasive, affordable, efficient, and immediate solutions. The Straumann ® Pro Arch Concept enables personalized treatment protocols with various treatment options to address specific indications and clinical scenarios. This concept covers all stages of an immediate full arch treatment and includes the use of implants specifically designed for immediate procedures, with a flexible prosthetic portfolio that considers patients’ aesthetic expectations and financial resources. The following case report describes a successful functional and aesthetic prosthetic full-arch implant rehabilitation of a patient with a hopeless maxillary dentition and decreased quality of life due to impaired masticatory function and poor aesthetics. The Straumann ® Pro Arch Concept with Straumann ® Bone Level Tapered (BLT) implants and Straumann ® Screw Retained abutments (SRA) allowed us to address our patient’s chief complaints by providing an efficient and predictable solution. The immediate treatment workflow involved 4 steps; 1) accurately creating a pre- operative dental model; 2) surgical and prosthetic planning with coDiagnostiX ® software; 3) placing the dental implants with computer- guided and flapless technique; and 4) finally performing an immediate loading procedure. Precise prosthetic planning & implant placement: treatment of a complex full-arch case using guided surgery and immediate loading A clinical case report by Sergio Piano, Italy clinical Figure 1 Figure 4 Figure 7 Figure 2 Figure 5 Figure 8 Figure 3 Figure 6 Figure 9