Date: June 2019.
Source: Journal of Prosthodontics.
Abstract: In full‐arch implant‐supported rehabilitation of patients with severe periodontitis, prediction of lateral facial profile with modified dental position remains a challenge, especially for patients with protruded anterior teeth. This clinical report describes a digital workflow to predict lateral profiles and then guide the implant placement and restoration fabrication.
Article: Full‐Arch Implant‐Supported Rehabilitation Guided by a Predicted Lateral Profile of Soft Tissue.
Authors: Jingjing Shao MDS; Chaoran Xue DDS, PhD, MDS; Hai Zhang DMD, PhD, FACP; Lei Li PhD, MDS. Department of Oral Prosthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China.