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Figs. 33a to c
Postoperative
radiological
situation.
Fig. 34
Clinical situation at
three weeks.
Fig. 35
Orthopantomograph
taken six
weeks after the
surgical procedure.
Figs. 36a to c
Surprisingly
healthy and
stable soft tissues
six weeks
after implant
placement.
33a 33b 33c
34 35
36a
36b
36c
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Case Studies
place (Figs. 32a and b), following a procedure that she
found hardly traumatic at all and which took only
three hours, of which only the first 40 minutes had
been dedicated to surgery. The remainder of the time
had gone to the necessary prosthetic adjustments,
during which the patient felt completely at ease and
was even able to rise from her chair and chat with
the treatment team.
At the postoperative radiological follow-up (Figs.
33a to c), the implants appeared well-placed and in
accordance with the original treatment plan.
The postoperative stage was uneventful; at the
eight-day recall, the patient expressed her surprise
over how much had been achieved and reported to
be completely asymptomatic with no signs of inflammation.
She was subsequently placed on weekly
recalls, which were also uneventful (Fig. 34).
At six weeks after the procedure, no problems of
any kind had occurred, and the radiological follow-up
was also reassuring (Fig. 35).
Also at six weeks after the procedure, we took a position
impression of the implants to fabricate a new provisional
restoration capable of conditioning the soft
tissues even better than the previous one. When we
removed the first provisional, the healing process had
already progressed beautifully, with the keratinized tissues
being surprisingly stable (Figs. 36a to 37c).