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Introduction: The patient is a 55-year-old nurse whose chief complaint is chronic sore spots
and frustration with loose dentures. We discussed all options – the treatment choice was a conversion of existing denture to immediate load provisional to be followed by final prosthesis.
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A Townie shares a case of converting dentures to immediate load provisional.
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Fig. 1: Start
Fig. 2: Implants placed on Day 1: Oct. 21, 2011
5 3.3x10mm Blue Sky Bio tissue level implants
Fig. 3: Start
Fig. 4: Three-month photo the day I removed
the converted denture provisional
Effort made to preserve KT – surgery was not
performed flapless
Implants placed Oct. 21, 2011, and photo taken
Jan. 15, 2012
Fig. 5: Here is the sequence:
1. Duplicate denture
2. Add gutta percha markers to be used
as scan appliance
3. Take CT with appliance in place
Fig. 6: Gutta percha markers added
Fig. 7: CT work-up using Blue Sky Plan
My thanks to Joe at Roe Lab and Michael at Blue
Sky Bio.
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Figs. 8 & 9: Printed guide from Roe Lab
Guide was used with my drillstop on Hartzell Drills
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