Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Prosthodontics, Meghna Institute of Dental Sciences, Nizamabad, Telangana, India
  • 3 Department of Prosthodontics, Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
J Pharm Bioallied Sci, 2021 Nov;13(Suppl 2):S1737-S1740.
PMID: 35018066 DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_288_21

Abstract

Congenitally missing anterior teeth alters the patient's physiognomy and diction in a big way. Maxillary incisor agenesis, prominently the lateral incisor is the most common congenitally missing permanent tooth, in the anterior maxillary region, which is the esthetic zone, representing approximately 20% of all dental anomalies. Treatment planning is inclusive of; smile design, preparation, perception of the patients, and their expectations in relation to esthetics, interdisciplinary alliance that meets the functional, health, and esthetic needs. A critical factor for the overall success is that of choosing a suitable restorative recourse. The case report describes the esthetic rehabilitation for congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisor and early traumatic loss of central incisor using an all ceramic-fixed prosthesis.

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