Atlantis Abutments Offer Solutions to Failing Root Canals and Periodontically Involved Teeth

By LMT Communications, Inc.

Posted Apr 28, 2011 in Technical


Restorative challenge: A 47-year-old female presented with multiple failing root canals and periodontically involved teeth in the maxilla (see Figure 1).



Treatment plan: The patient requested that she not be without teeth at any time during the process, nor did she want removable restorations. Due to her esthetic demands and the presence of thin anterior tissue, the dental team selected Atlantis Abutments in Zirconia or Atlantis Gemini+ Abutments in Zirconia for each implant; the team chose to work with Atlantis Components because it could provide patient-specific abutments and duplicate abutments in the material of choice for every tooth. Atlantis Gemini+ Abutments eliminated the need for multiple impressions. The zirconia abutments would be restored with Lava® crowns and bridges.


Restorative team: Periodontist Hidetada Moroi, DMD from Parsi-Osorio, PLLC in Exeter, New Hampshire; prosthodontist Julian Osorio,...

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