#Full-Arch 01. Sep 2020

Full-arch rehabilitation with Straumann® Pro Arch and Digital Workflow

A clinical case report by Jean Uhlendorf and Marcos Boaventura de Moura, Brazil

This case describes the rehabilitation of edentulous upper arch using digital planning, coDiagnostiX™ software and the Straumann® Guided Surgery system, facilitating the surgical procedure and favouring prosthetic rehabilitation.

Initial situation

A female patient, age 52, sought dental care with the aim of replace the upper removable prosthesis. (Figs. 1-2). The patient was unsatisfied with the low retention and aesthetics. The patient requested an immediate and fixed option to improve masticatory function.

Procedure

Treatment planning

The initial treatment plan involved the placement of BLT Straumann® dental implants to support an upper fixed hybrid prosthesis. The patient was referred for computed tomography using a double scan protocol with coDiagnostiX™ (Dental Wings, Chemnitz, Germany) (Figs. 3-5). The strategy of the virtual planning was to circumvent the right and left maxillary sinus with tilted and long implants and seek apical anchoring in the lower cortex of the nasal fossa, using a predictable, simple and accessible procedure for the patient, following the Straumann® Pro Arch concepts. The drill guide was designed and exported for 3D printing, being a tool to improve the positioning of the implants (Fig. 6).

Surgical procedure

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