by admin | May 7, 2012 | Dental Implants, Orthodontics
Mesial tipping behind an extraction site is a normal phenomenon that can be corrected using a simple acrylic wedge and some patience, from both patient and dentist.
Here I show how to distalize a tooth in order to correct the mesial tipping without using orthodontics.
*this is the continuation of the previous post, which shows the surgical soft tissue management phase
First make your design and explain it to the patient and to your dental technician.
The goal in this case was to fit a longer disto-mesial crown on the back implant that tilts the second molar back to a more upright angle.
Notice that is is reciprocal. The crown won’t fit in the place unless the gap is made somehow bigger before the insertion.
For that we need a simple aid. That is, for example, a chairside made acrylic wedge that you make over the future crown abutments on the cast model or directly in the mouth. It can also be done in the lab, if you prefer.
There are, however, two ways to approach the solution at this point:
- You make the acrylic wedge with the actual size, then you add acrylic distal increments
- This is more precise, but it requires a second impression and thus, more time.
- You take some cast material from the mesial side of the tooth to be tipped back, then you build the acrylic wedge on the model.
- This allows to prepare the final crown and to have it ready as soon as the molar tips back and lets the crown in.
- But not valid for screwed crowns if the gap opening is more than 1″ on average.
In this clinical case I chose the second way and I gave the patient both the edge and the crowns, instructing her to take them in and out until the crowns fit in.
A second molar can hardly be tipped back if there is a wisdom tooth behind it. So I extracted the third molar and inserted the acrylic wedge on the same day.
On the hand design you may see I planned to insert the front crown and only a wedge on the back implant, but the I tested it and realized that the wedge was more stable with a double post retention. But it could have been also done with one abutment.
The wedge must adapt passively on the front and ut must have an inclined rear surface that pushes the molar back while the occlussion keeps the wedge in place.
There will be subsequently an increased bite heigth, resulting in no front contacts and premature contact on the wedge and the implants underneath.
Caution:
- You may want to allow the implants a longer healing period just to assure full osseointegration.
- You need to tell the patient that he/she should not overload the implants by bitting hardly on them, and that the molar will move back gently in a few days or a few weeks, depending on different factors (bone density, extraction distally, degree of tipping vs. amount of distal movement).
- You may need to schedule some control appointments, checking how the molar moves back and the bite closes down. If that doesn’t happen, you may need to introduce some changes in your wedge design or confirm that the patient carries it at all times.
There will be a moment, days or weeks later, when the crown can be placed on the abutment and fits in with more or less pressure. This can be done by the dentist or also by the patient at home, providing he/she was properly instructed on this task. Normally it is the crown itself that pushes the tooth back the last tenths of millimiter and falls right in place.
by admin | Apr 26, 2010 | Conservative Dentistry, Dental Implants, Esthetics, Orthodontics, Prosthetics
This a long, multidisciplinary case, involving peridontics, endodontics, resin restorations, orthodontics, implants and venners.You can view the full process here…
Restorative phase
Orthodontics
Orthodontics & Implants on 12, 35
Removal of orthodontics, bleaching & retainer
Prosthetic Phase & retainer
results: 5yrs post implantary phase, 10yrs from restoration
by admin | Mar 11, 2010 | Dental Implants, Esthetics, Integral Dentistry, Orthodontics, Prosthetics
This is a quite long, combined case of orthodontics, implants, esthetic ceramic crowns and fillings, substituting the old metal ceramic and amalgam restorations for a more esthetic overall result.
before
after
before
after
At first stage, I want to use orthodontics in order to close the space of the missing upper second bicuspid, move the mid lines to the left and reduce protrusion. So I cut the 24-25 bridge, apply full Roth .022″ ceramic braces and start moving the pieces with elastics and springs on .016″ round wire.
The movements on the left side are attempted gradually, with springs and/or elastics, as well as ligature anchorage when possible
When the turn comes to the 11-22 bridge, I cut it in between 21-22 to liberate 22 for motion with springs.
I used elastics on 21 to prevent from rotating, since the spring force will act with high leverage on 11.
Now it’s time to move the central incisors and the midlines to the left, also progressively, one tooth at a time. When the upper incisors reach the symmetric position, I close the gaps with chained elastics.
When the space is crated for 41, I bring it into the arch and do a little stripping.
Final adjustments on the lower incisors after stripping.
Midlines aligned with the nose. Finishing inter-arch elastics for maximum intercuspidation, and opening spring to back-tip 37 and allow for implant placement.
Now the spaces are not at their final size, but they are enough as to place the implants.
I place two Alpha Bio implants. 36 is a 3.75×15″ external hexagon, and 21 is a 3.75×16″ internal hexagon. I needed to cut the 11-21 bridge, do some ridge widening with osteotoms, and hang the loose 21 crown on the wire.
When healing takes place, I set the gums with future esthetic tooth proportions. I use electric scalpel for the gingivectomy.
I used the spring after the implant placement to continue opening the space for a molar. That rotated the premolar forward. I cut the implant transporter as to allow occlusion and attach a premolar band with Dura-Lay resin in order to de-rotate the premolar back in place. The final corrections are accomplished with elastics from either the labial bracket or the lingual button.
When everything is in its final place, I remove the braces, cut the 11&22 crowns, carve the 11,22&24 preparations and apply two retraction threads together with vase constrictor. I take a two-step silicone impression.
Temporary resin crowns are used during color and shape trials. Several were done until a good esthetic result was accomplished.Notice the compressed, isquemic gum on 21 right after placement. The crowns are made of Procera ceramic.
Placement of the 36 crown is achieved in several days. This was due to the unavoidable tendency of the molar and premolar go close the space. Despite the use of the band-resin maintainer, a small width difference was enough not to allow the crown to fit in place at the first moment. The crown was screwed in, little by little, in the following days.
I substituted the old amalgam restorations by composites and placed a .060″ clear retainer on the lower arch. Notice the slight rotation of 41 during this phase. Upper retention was not needed. The implant on 21 may have acted as a retainer. No motion was observed before or after this phase on the upper teeth.
Final result, at right and left laterality
Before, intermediate and final stages of the front crowns.
Final result on maximum intercuspidation.
by admin | Dec 7, 2008 | Dental Implants, Orthodontics, Periodontal Disease
This case shows a treatment combination of orthodontics, implants and prosthesis.
The patient lacks two molars on the lower jaw. She has moderate to advanced periodontal disease, occlusal plane with a deep Curve of Spee and produces an incredible amount of calculus in a short time. She is experiencing the effects of tooth loss and periodontal disease. These are rear occlusal collapse, mesial tilting of the remaining molars and gap opening due to lack of bone support and tongue thrust.
The molars could have been also extracted, but we decided to give them a chance. With the help of nearby implants and at a correct angle, their life expectancy will be extended and depending only on the evolution of the patient’s hygiene and the periodontal disease.
The lower incisors almost out of the bone and have a high degree of mobility. The decision was to replace them by implants after ortho. I used ortho treatment to flatten the occlusal plane, close the spaces and tilt the molars to vertical.
I didn’t use braces on the incisors for three reasons:
- They would be extracted
- No intrusion or further bone remodeling was needed
- I could afford crowding during the treatment because this would mean less space to cover with two implants.
Note that the upper occlusal plane flattened by itself, without ortho.
Implants are placed easily on the rear ends. 5×10” on the right and 4×11.5” on the left, brand 3i.
Regarding the incisors, I pulled them out and placed the implants immediately. Waiting for the gum to heal after extraction often produces great ridge collapse in these periodontal cases.
The with of the bone was enough for two 3.25×15” 3i implants.
I prefer not to use 3.25mm of 3i brand, if possible. The thread is too short and too many threads probably heat the bone a little too much. Failure happens more often than with regular thread implants. For me, the wider the thread, the better.
But I prefer not to try expansion in this case, as there is risk of fracture in any of the alveolus walls.
A removable, acrylic, partial denture is used as temporary and space retainer, while a fellow colleague works on the ceramic crowns.
by admin | Dec 7, 2008 | Dental Implants, Orthodontics
This case shows a treatment combination of orthodontics, implants and prosthesis.
The patient lacks teeth on the lower jaw, pieces 47, 46, 45, 36, 42 and carries a one-pillar bridge over 42, 41. Due to previous crowding, she had a lower incisor extracted.
I used a quick ortho treatment lo help alignment and. After extracting the lower left wisdom tooth (48), I corrected the first molar (46) angle, tilted forward after several years edentulous space.
Implants are placed easily on the rear ends. But the space available on the incisors is always more critical. So, first I cut the bridge and, then, I open the flap.
I run a set of expanders, since the ridge is rather narrow.
The bone’s concave shape in this region forces the implant to be inserted in a different angle than the adjacent teeth in order to avoid thread exposure of the implant.
The implant is set in place, to the limit of bone elasticity for a 3.75x15mm implant. I prefer not to use 3.25mm of 3i brand, if possible.The thread is too small. Too many threads probably heat the bone a little too much and failure happens more often than with regular thread implants. For me, the wider the thread, the better.
I put the flap back in place with stitches and let the implants heal.
I remove the braces and use a thin, temporary clear splint for retention, to prevent the spaces from collapsing, while a fellow doctor works on the fixed prosthesis.
When the prosthesis are finally fixed, I substitute the clear retainer for a new, thicker one, including the implant crowns.
Final result. Note the different level of the gingiva in the incisors. Fortunately, This effect can’t be seen while talking. Now it would be time to start treatment in the upper jaw, to get better esthetics.
by admin | Dec 2, 2008 | Dental Implants, GBR - Guided Bone Regeneration, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics
This case shows how to place an implant in a narrow ridge after several years without teeth. This patient lost the two premolars, but we will only replace one, a little distally, for a fellow doctor to retrude the cusp with orthodontics, anchored on the implant.
The two corticals have collapsed transversally, leaving a ridge much narrower than what I need to place a 3.2mm standard (hollow) where to screw abutments for the ortho treatment as a well as the final prosthesis.
Once I open the flap I find a ridge even narrower than I expected. This is not unusual. Soft tissue often keeps volume rather normal, while the bone undergoes a grater resorption.
We can’t do any drilling here. It would remove the little spongeus bone left in between the two inner and outer corticals. The first approach is to do a puncture and try to expand it. This gives me an idea of the bone density and elasticity. The more spongeus there is, the more malleable the bone is.
This section of the bone presents both corticals closely collapsed together. The bone doesn’t accept further expansion, it doesn’t flex. So I need to split the bone. I use a radial mini-saw to open the ridge and a set of chisels to enlarge the opening.
Then, I use more expanders until I reach the necessary width to insert the thinnest implant available.
Note that the direction may not always be the best. The concavity of the external bone forces the direction of the implant to be not straightly vertical, as it would provoke exposition of the end part of the implant threads.
This is the final position. The bone expansion can be appreciated. Sometimes there is a remaining gap along the ridge, both in front and behind the implant. In those cases we need a membrane to cover it, but this is not that case.
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