Reconstruction of Gingival Mask around CAD-CAM Bar and Ball Attachment in Implant-Retained Overdenture

Gingival mask is a copy of the peri-implant tissue, which plays an important role in the fabrication of an optimal restoration. Losing the gingival mask is a clinical problem that complicates the process of restoration fabrication. Herein, a simple precise technique is described step by step to solv...

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Main Authors: Samira Naybandi Atashi, Somayeh Zeighami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2024-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/4166767
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Summary:Gingival mask is a copy of the peri-implant tissue, which plays an important role in the fabrication of an optimal restoration. Losing the gingival mask is a clinical problem that complicates the process of restoration fabrication. Herein, a simple precise technique is described step by step to solve this problem in the patient with CAD/CAM milled bar and ball attachment treatment plan for a maxillary and a mandibular implant-supported overdenture, without the need to repeat the entire clinical and laboratory procedures.
ISSN:2090-6455