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Rebuilding A Smile: An Esthetic and Functional Oral-Facial Rehabilitation Using Brånemark Osseointegrated Implants

Thomas J. Balshi, DDS, PhD, FACP, Glenn J. Wolfinger, DMD, FACP

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Before

Profile illustrates the preoperative "buck-tooth" appearance.

After

Profile showing normal lip posture and esthetically repositioned anterior teeth following implant reconstruction.

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Fig 2a
Preoperative periapical radiographs demonstrate advanced periodontitis
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Fig 2b

Intraoral preoperative view demonstrates crowded mandibular anterior teeth.

Fig 3
Preoperative smiling view with teeth in the protruded position with advanced gingival recession.

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Fig 4

Postoperative panradiograph illustrates the use of Brånemark implants to support a porcelain fused to gold maxillary prosthesis and mandibular traditional reconstruction (gold bar with acrylic denture teeth).
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Figure 5b

Postoperative intraoral view shows ideal class 1 occlusion.

Fig 5a
Frontal view post-implant rehabilitation.
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Fig 6a

Preoperative lateral cephalometric film illustrates the extent of the maxillary protrusion.

Fig 6b

Postoperative lateral cephalometric film showing optimal lip support created by an esthetically improved implant supported prosthesis.
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Fig 7a

Full face preoperative view.

Fig 7b

Final implant prosthetic result with ideal smile line and optimal dental esthetics.

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