1Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences and research, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India
2Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry &Endodontics, Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Ponta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India
3Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Himachal Pradesh Government Dental College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
4Reader, Department of prosthodontics and crown & Bridge, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Pooja Negi, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Himachal Pradesh Government Dental College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, Email: ngpooja23@gmail.com
Online published on 1 May, 2021.
One of the most challenging aesthetic problems is diastema with missing single anterior tooth as it results in an excessive mesiodistal dimension particularly if diastema exists before extraction. In these situations, there is no room for conventional fixed partial denture (FPD) as it would result in anterior tooth that is too wide. In these cases, loop connector fixed partial denture which has lost importance in time may be the simplest and best solution to maintain the diastema and provide optimum aesthetics. Hence this case report describes the procedure for the fabrication of a cantilevered modified loop connector fixed partial denture to restore an excessively wide anterior edentulous space in a patient with diastema and esthetic concerns.
Loop connector, Diastema, Cantilever, Aesthetics
