Case 11 – Implants

This patient presented with hopeless upper left maxillary teeth due to severe bone loss due to periodontitis. Therefore, extractions of maxillary left posterior teeth was completed with a simultaneous lateral maxillary sinus augmentation. This was done in order to gain vertical alveolar ridge height for proper dental implant placement. After approximately 5 months of healing, 3 Straumann tissue level dental implants were placed with immediate temporization. The patient was referred back to his general dentist for impressions and fabrication of permanent restorations. After occlusal adjustment and proper fit, the restorations were cemented. The cementation of the restorations was concluded approximately 3 months after implant placement.