A Staged Digital Protocol for the Terminal Dentition for Immediate Loading Using a Provi-guide

J Oral Implantol. 2024 Aug 1;50(4):377-383. doi: 10.1563/aaid-joi-D-24-00058.

Abstract

This report describes a step-by-step staged digital protocol for the terminal dentition patient using a Provi-guide. This protocol will improve implant placement accuracy, shorten treatment time, and assure an implant-supported fixed complete denture immediately loaded after extraction of the remaining terminal dentition and complete edentulism. The novelty of the Provi-guide technique described is that it serves 2 objectives: (1) a nonlimiting surgical guide, and (2) a fixed interim prosthesis. Implants placed in the described digital stagged protocol can serve both the interim and the final prosthesis.

Keywords: case report; digital workflow; immediate loading; terminal dentition.

MeSH terms

  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
  • Denture, Complete
  • Humans
  • Immediate Dental Implant Loading* / methods
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Tooth Extraction