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Pier abutment: Bridge the gap with non rigid connector - A clinical case report Cover

Pier abutment: Bridge the gap with non rigid connector - A clinical case report

Open Access
|Jul 2022

Abstract

Pier abutment is defined as a freestanding abutment with edentulous space on both sides. This case report described the rehabilitation of a patient who presented to the department with the primary complaint of missing teeth and difficulty in mastication. Intraoral examination revealed missing right maxillary canine and the second premolar, with the lone standing first premolar acting as a pier abutment. To reduce the stress transferred to the abutment and prosthetic assembly, a non-rigid (Tenon-mortise) connector was used in the case, with a keyway (mortise) distal to the pier abutment and a key (Tenon) mesial to the distal pontic.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2022-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2668-7763 | Journal ISSN: 2668-7755
Language: English
Page range: 68 - 71
Submitted on: Jan 5, 2022
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Accepted on: May 2, 2022
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Published on: Jul 11, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Vineet Sharma, Kamal Kumar Meena, Balwant Singh Gurjar, Ramawatar Nagar, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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