oral surgery
feature
Continued from p. 72
The mesiodistal dimension of the
temporary crown was gradually reduced,
using orthodontic elastic power chain for
two months, to allow for an appropriately
sized final crown (Figs. 28-32).
Three cycles of chairside whitening
optimized the patient's tooth shade. After
a one-week period to ensure the stability of
the final tooth shade, final impressions were
taken and a screw-retained final crown was
fabricated using CAD/CAM, then delivered
to the patient (Figs. 33-42).
Finally, four units of ceramic veneers were
bonded to teeth 11, 12, 21 and 22 (Fig. 43). ■
Fig. 29: Gingival healing around the
temporary crown after adjustment of the
mesiodistal dimension
Fig. 32: Buccal view of the healed site after
soft-tissue conditioning
Fig. 30: Temporary crown, occlusal view of the
healed site
Fig. 33: Duplicating the gingival tissue site
Fig. 31: Implant site after soft-tissue
conditioning
Fig. 34: Gingival sulcus duplicated
Fig. 28: Adjusting the contact of the
temporary crown and orthodontically
reducing the mesiodistal dimension
74
SEPTEMBER 2016 // dentaltown.com
http://www.dentaltown.com
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dentaltown September 2016