To enhance the esthetic appearance, the maxillary anterior area is important. It is possible to improve the esthetic appearance through the treatment of maxillary anterior area, which includes altering the color, form, and arrangement of teeth. When planning these treatments, clinicians should individualize personal demands, by using the information obtained from facial, dento-labial, dental, and gingival analysis. It is essential to properly prepare the gingival structure, which includes the height of gingival margin, the location of zenith, reconstruction of the interdental papillae, emergence profile, and symmetry. Clinicians often face unfavorable condition of the gingiva and the edentulous ridge, and appropriate management of the gingival structure is needed. In this case report, the patients were treated to improve the gingival conditions surrounding maxillary anterior teeth. By using conservative treatment without surgical intervention, such as application of pink porcelain, subgingival contour modelling and modification of pontic base, satisfactory esthetic results were gained.
Dental Porcelain ; Denture, Partial, Fixed ; Denture, Partial, Temporary ; Esthetics, Dental ; Gingiva ; Humans ; Tooth

Prosthetic decision-making is complex because of various factors, and involves a combination of the individual dentist's interpretation of the objective clinical data and his or her interaction with the patient. Increasing therapeutic options and emerging outcome data demand the constant re-evaluation of our decision-making process. In this case, fixed prosthetic restorations were selected as a treatment method to reconstruct the occlusal plane of a patient with disharmonious occlusal plane. And the occlusal plane was re-established by establishing a treatment plan through diagnostic wax-up. Provisional restorations obtained by continuous re-evaluation for a sufficient period of time was replicated to definitive restorations using CAD/CAM technology. The results were satisfactory when they were observed through clinical follow-up for 3 months after the end of treatment.
Dental Occlusion ; Denture, Partial, Temporary ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Methods ; Mouth Rehabilitation ; Prostheses and Implants* ; Rehabilitation*

OBJECTIVEThe aim of this study is to investigate the effect and complication of immediate implantation of particulate hydroxylapatite artificial bone after teeth extraction.

METHODSParticulate hydroxylapatite artificial bone was implanted into 65 extraction sockets after teeth extraction. All patients were followed up until 3 months after the operation. They are examined with clinical examination and X-ray examination to observe the effect and complication of the implantation operation.

RESULTSThe wound healed well in all cases without any complication. Compared to the alveolar ridge before teeth extraction, and the height of the alveolar ridge after teeth extraction didn't decrease.

CONCLUSIONImplantation of particulate hydroxylapatite artificial bone after teeth extraction could maintain the height of the alveolar ridge and reduce the complication of teeth extraction. It would be helpful for the following prosthetic restoration. The immediate implantation of artificial bone is therefore needed further study.

Adult ; Aged ; Alveolar Bone Loss ; prevention & control ; Alveolar Ridge Augmentation ; methods ; Biocompatible Materials ; Bone Substitutes ; Dental Implantation, Endosseous ; Dental Implants, Single-Tooth ; Denture, Partial, Temporary ; Female ; Humans ; Hydroxyapatites ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tooth Extraction ; adverse effects