Burbank Dental Implant Specialist Case Example – Lower Front Tooth With Temporary on Abutment

This 24 year-old female came to see me at my Burbank office.  She already had an implant, a custom abutment and a temporary crown on her lower front tooth. She was ready to be fitted with the real crown.

The temporary on the dental implant custom abutment did not look very good at all.  Neither the patient, nor I really liked it.  Besides being dark and black at the gum line, it lacked other the right shape of gum.  It looked to "set back" towards her tongue.

The tooth was further complicated by the implant being about 0.3mm to 0.5mm too large.  Yes…that tiny amount makes a HUGE difference in the final result.

I reshaped her temp and "trained" her gum to fill in between the teeth and make them the same length. This took a few weeks for this to occur and is done by modifying the temporary…NO surgery is done.

Below is the photo series of the dental implant restoration using her existing custom abutment.

This is how she came to me with her existing temp in place:

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Here is the abutment after I reshaped it:

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The final porcelain crown and corrected gum line appearance:

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Final x-ray:

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I was able to help her control the cost of the restoration by using the existing titanium metal custom abutment rather than starting from scratch.  A narrower implant and abutment would have made this much easier.

Comments? 
 
Ramsey A. Amin, D.D.S.
Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology /Implant Dentistry
Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry
Burbank, California

  

20 thoughts on “Burbank Dental Implant Specialist Case Example – Lower Front Tooth With Temporary on Abutment”

  1. Hello Doc. I had an upper zygomatic implant all on 4 with 12 crowns and lower on all 4. I had got it done from India in 2016. I still have the temporary Crown. I have the card from Noble Biocare. I had been going for cleaning regularly and was planning for the permanent crown. But unable for Covid. Recently my crown had come out and one of the dentists fixed it. One of my abundant buttons is out and I have it. Is there any way I can get it fixed until I go for my permanent? Right now it’s hard for me. Can you suggest any place I can go?I am in east bay California.I can go anywhere to get it fixed.I have ex ray and screw sizes and the open button.Thank you.

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  2. wow! It has been a long time since I have heard somebody talk about something with such passion. I didn’t quite understand everything but the passion flows throughout the and it is amazing to see someone be so in depth about something. I can feel it.

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  3. You are a exceptional dentist I would like to get treatment of my teeth from you. I live in Santa Clarita, so I will call next week!

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  4. Thanks Dr. Amin –this is Sue W!
    I am so glad you did my implant. It has been great…even better than my original tooth!
    I stumbled on your blog and just wanted to tell you how happy I have been!
    See you at my next check up!
    BTW – I am going to be sending my Mom to you. She has a lower denture that she hates. I saw what you do with implant dentures. Very cool!

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