CLINICAL CASE

Central incisor with tissue reconstruction with the Nobel Biocare N1™ concept

Dr. Oded Bahat, Dr. Ion Zabalegui, 
Dr. Eva Berroeta, Mr. Javier Pérez

Implant placement in the anterior zone with ridge augmentation.

Patient: 38 years, female

Clinical situation: Healed site in esthetic zone. Compromised ridge vertically and horizontally.

Surgical solution: Implant placement with GBR.

Restorative solution: Single implant supported restoration.

Surgery location and date: Bilbao, April 27, 2019

Tooth position: 11 (FDI), 8 USA

Total treatment time: 1 year 2 months

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Initial clinical situation

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Baseline: Ridge atrophy with bone and volume deficiency. 

Healed site before the surgery (left).

Large bone and soft tissue defect (right).

Treatment planning

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CBCT scan.
Narrow long ridge. Prominent incisal foramen. Buccal concavity. Ridge flared to the facial.

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Surgical pre-planning.

Try-in surgical guide (left).

Marking of advanced flap (right).

Surgical procedure

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Occlusal view of the narrow ridge (left).

Check of implant position (right).

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Check of depth of osteotomy with depth marking on the OsseoDirector™ instrument.

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OsseoShaper™ instrument* at low speed (50 rpm) without irrigation (left)

OsseoShaper™ instrument* with bone chips (center).

Osteotomy created by the instrument (right).

* In this clinical case the pre-launch version of the OsseoShaper™ instrument has been used: the “CS Soft Bone Gizmo”. Black markings on the shaft and a 0.5 mm longer tip on the instrument are introduced on the final design of the OsseoShaper™ instrument.

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Implant* of the Nobel Biocare N1™ concept is placed at osteotomy (left).

Implant insertion torque to 55 Ncm (center).

Occlusal view of implant in place (right).

* In this clinical case the pre-launch version of the Nobel Biocare N1™ implant has been used: the “CS Tiger Ultra Implant”. A flat platform is introduced on the final design of the Nobel Biocare N1™ implant.

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Reconstructed hard tissue site with bone augmentation and L-PRF.

Fenestration and fracture of buccal plate (left).

Allograft and autogenous bone graft placed (center).

Placement of L-PRF membrane (right).

Outcome

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Radiograph illustrating immediate post-placement position.               

Immediate postop radiograph (left).

Immediate postop CBCT illustrating implant position and facial reconstruction (right).

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5 days postop (left).

1 year postop facial view (right).

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1 year postop occlusal view.

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36 months postop.

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36 months post-op facial view.

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