Rescue of an implant-supported fixed complete prosthesis after the failure of an implant: A dental technique.
Yilmaz BAssociate Professor, Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio. Electronic address: Yilmaz.16@osu.edu.
Schimmel MProfessor, Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
McGlumphy EProfessor, Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio.
English
This technique article describes the rescue of an existing implant-supported fixed complete prosthesis after the failure of a supporting implant. To achieve this, a system able to rescue the fixed prosthesis after placement of a new implant was used, and the protocol for performing this procedure is described.