Anterior esthetic improvement through orthodontic extrusive remodeling and single-unit implantation in a fractured upper lateral incisor with alveolar bone loss: A case report.
10.5395/JKACD.2008.33.1.039
- Author:
Soo Youn HWANG
1
;
Won Jun SHON
;
Young Chul HAN
;
Kwang Shik BAE
;
Seung Ho BACK
;
Woocheol LEE
;
Kee Yeon KUM
Author Information
1. Department of Conservative Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. kum6139@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Alveolar bone loss;
augmentation;
orthodontic extrusive remodeling;
single-tooth implant;
subgingival root fracture
- MeSH:
Alveolar Bone Loss;
Dental Implants, Single-Tooth;
Esthetics;
Incisor;
Orthodontic Extrusion;
Tooth
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Conservative Dentistry
2008;33(1):39-44
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The treatment of esthetic areas with single-tooth implants represents a new challenge for the clinician. In 1993, a modification of the forced eruption technique, called "orthodontic extrusive remodelling," was proposed as a way to augment both soft- and hard-tissue profiles at potential implant sites. This case report describes augmentation of the coronal soft and hard tissues around a fractured maxillary lateral incisor associated with alveolar bone loss, which was achieved by forced orthodontic extrusion before implant placement. Through these procedures we could reconstruct esthetics and function in a hopeless tooth diagnosed with subgingival root fracture by trauma.
