Anterior Implant Esthetics:
Building the Foundation
First Mondays Study Club
Robert C. Cain, DDS
March 3, 2014Objectives
* To understand the differences between
implants and natural teeth and how these
differences can effect esthetics
¢ To understand the factors associated with
hard and soft tissues around implants that can
effect the outcome of the restoration
* To understand some of the different
techniques that can be used to achieve hard
and soft tissue goalsQuestions
* Why are implant esthetics often more
challenging than natural teeth?
* What can we do to ensure the best possible
esthetic and functional outcome?
¢ What do we tell a patient who needs one or
more teeth replaced in the esthetic zone?Advantages of Implants
Implants preserve bone and soft tissue just as
a natural tooth would.
Implants do not rely on adjacent teeth for
support
Implants do not decay
Implants appear to be less susceptible to
periodontal diseases than natural teeth
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Roots made of cementum
and dentin
Ovoid in cross section
Connection to bone by
periodontal ligament
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Connective tissue attachment
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Gingival fibers run
perpendicular to tooth
surface
Made of Titanium with
textured surface
Round in cross section
Direct connection to bone by
osseointegration
No connective tissue
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Roots made of cementum
and dentin
Ovoid and cross section
Connection to bone by
periodontal ligament
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to cementum
Gingival fibers run
perpendicular to tooth
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Round in cross section
Direct connection to bone by
osseointegration
No connective tissue
attachment
Gingival fibers are circular
AAAALAAG |,Considerations
Tissue Biotype — Thick or Thin?
Smile Line — High or Low?
Amount of Tissue Scallop — High or Low?
Interproximal Bone Levels — Normal or
Reduced?
Facial — Lingual Bone Dimensions — adequate
or reduced. How much is enough?Considerations
Bone Loss Around Tooth/Teeth to be
Replaced?
Amount of Infection Around Tooth/Teeth to be
Extracted
Restorations on Adjacent Teeth — could effect
the overall outcome
Patient Expectations!How do we get the best possible outcome?
* Careful Treatment Planning
— Study models (diagnostic waxups), x-rays (including
CBCT), photos, occlusal analysis
* Preserve Hard and Soft Tissue
— Atraumatic extractions, Immediate implant placement
where possible
— Bone and soft tissue grafting to rebuild lost tissue
— Proper provisional design
* It’s the surgeon’s job to build the foundation for the
restorationHow do we get the best possible outcome?
* Proper Implant Placement
— Must allow for ideal emergence profile, functional
occlusion and esthetic contours
* Understand Limitations of Tissue Contours
around Implants
— What determines papillae height and shape
— Use of ovate pontics where needed_
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roximal Papillae
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Papilla?
* Two Scenarios
— Implant — Implant
— Implant — Tooth
* Aseries of articles by Dennis Tarnow
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Crest of Bone on the Presence or Absence of the
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Implants. J. Perio 2003; 74: 1785-1788How Do We Know Whether We Will Havea
Papilla?
* In 1992 Tarnow, et al.
showed complete
papillae formation if
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5mm or less from the
interproximal contact
point to the crest of
the interproximal
bone between teeth.How Do We Know Whether We Will Havea
Papilla?
* In 2003 Tarnow
showed that only
2-—4mm of
papillae height can
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Papilla?
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implant and a
tooth, the
papillae behave
the same as
between two
teeth. The tooth
supports the soft
aislesTreatment Options — Tooth Present
* Extraction with Immediate Placement
— Immediate fixed provisionalization
— Delayed fixed provisionalization
* Extraction with Delayed Placement
— Ridge preservation/regeneration
— Provisionalization
— Placement with fixed provisionalizationTreatment Options — Tooth Missing
* Delayed Placement
— Hard and/or soft tissue regeneration
— Placement with provisionalization
Immediate Placement
— Simultaneous hard and soft tissue regeneration
— Immediate or Delayed Provisionalization_
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* Preserving bone and soft tissue at time of
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rating lost hard and soft tissue
papillae using provisional restoration |Preserve Hard and Soft Tissue
¢ Atraumatic
extraction using
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Ridge preservation with Benex
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—Extraction with Immediate
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