Purpose: A clinical case is presented demonstrating the utilization of intraoral welding (syncrystallizer) to stabilize immediate one-piece implants during osteointegration for a fixed full-arch upper and lower rehabilitation with flapless surgical approach.
Materials and methods:The surgical and prosthetic technique including postextraction placement of one-piece implants, modification of the implants intraorally for prosthetic angulation, and the method of initial bracing the implants, is described. The procedure has been subdivided by arch, with each arch being treated in a similar manner during a single surgical appointment for the full mouth implant treatment.Outcome: No complications are reported, and no implant has been lost one and a half years following surgical placement and restoration. The patient maintains appropriate oral hygiene and is pleased with the functional and esthetic results. The radiographs demonstrate maintenance of the osseous crestal levels with no peri-implant bone loss.
Conclusions:The technique has demonstrated an effective aid for immediate implant stabilization allowing immediate loading without hampering the osteointegration process.
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