Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11

Cantilever Fixed Dental Prosthesis on Periodontally Treated Abutment: A Case Report

  • Author:
  • Debarchita Sarangi1,, Mohit Das2, Abhaya Chandra Das3, Manoj Kumar3, Rinkee Mohanty4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 173 to 176

1Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

2PG Student, Department of Periodontics and Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

3Reader, Department of Periodontics and Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

4Professor and Head of the Department Department of Periodontics and Implantology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Debarchita Sarangi Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, e-mail: debarchitasarangi@soa.ac.in

Online published on 27 March, 2020.

Abstract

Cantilever fixed dental prosthesis is a popular choice of treatment in ideal cases with missing lateral incisors, after implants. Prosthodontic evaluation of edentulous area and abutment teeth/tooth; periodontal evaluation and endodontic evaluation of abutment teeth should precede the treatment planning. This article is a casereport of a rehabilitation of a missing lateral incisor with cantilever fixed dental prosthesis following periodontal therapy of canine which was used as abutment tooth.

Keywords

Biomechanics, Crown-To-Root Ratio, Mobility, Periodontally Compromised Dentition