Abstract
From conventional fixed partial denture to conventional cast partial dentures, the availability of a single tooth implant restoration has brought a new set of conservative standards in prosthetic dentistry. The use of osseointegrated single tooth implants has become as the first treatment option that every clinician prefers to advise to his patient. We present a case of a missing right mandibular first molar which was successfully restored with a single tooth implant using a cemented abutment with a difference that its opposing tooth was supraerupted beyond occlusal plane. The implant was placed in a two stage surgical procedure and a porcelain fused to metal with full porcelain coverage was provided on the crown.
Keywords: supraeruption, abutment, screw/ cement retained, osseointegration.
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Corresponding Author
Tanuj Minocha
Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics, DJ College of Dental Sciences, BRAU
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i12.85
