| DENTAL SCIENCE - CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 147-149 |
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Immediate placement of dental implants in the mandible
Gurkar Haraswarupa Puttaraju1, Paranjyothi Magadi Visveswariah2
1 Department of Prosthodontia, Farooqia Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Oral Pathology, Farooqia Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Gurkar Haraswarupa Puttaraju
Department of Prosthodontia, Farooqia Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.114311
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This case describes extraction of teeth in the mandibular arch, i.e., 41 42 43 44 45 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 (grade two mobility), followed by immediate placement of four dental implants (3i biomet), two in the 45 55 region and two dental implants in 12 21 region. A prefabricated provisional mandibular denture was immediately placed. The purpose of immediate placement was to aid the patient resume his professional duties the next day itself along with esthetic and functional comfort, psychological well-being and most importantly preserving the remaining tissue in a healthy condition. |
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