CASE 1 – Single upper anterior tooth.

Mr. L from Stockton born 1954

This patients upper left central incisor tooth had to be extracted because of a vertical root fracture. He was initially provided with a partial denture but hated wearing it and only used it when aesthetics demanded he have a tooth in place. It was not possible to restore the missing tooth with a stick on bridge due to how Mr. L’s teeth met. Mr L was also not willing to have a conventional bridge made as this would have meant cutting down his adjacent healthy teeth and so he was provided with a single dental implant and a crown to match his adjacent teeth.

Mr L’s mouth prior to implant treatment.	The finished result in which it is difficult to tell the difference between the natural teeth and the implant supported crown.

Mr L wrote to CDIC expressing how pleased he was with the finished tooth and how it felt and looked like a real one. He also commented that although the treatment was expensive it was money well spent.

The cost of Mr L’s treatment if it had been carried out today would be £2,200.