CASE 2 – Same Day single upper anterior tooth.

Mrs. D from Yarm

The fractured tooth

The temporary tooth one week after placement. The staining is due to a mouthwash that was used

The final crown in position

Mrs D was referred from her own dentist via a telephone call requesting an emergency appointment. Mrs D, who deals with the public all day, had fracture the heavily restored crown off her upper right lateral incisor tooth and due to the way it had fractured it was not possible to place a new crown onto this tooth, the result was a very unsightly gap. Mrs D therefore had the choice of wearing a denture, of drilling down more of her teeth to be able to place a bridge or to place a dental implant. Not wanting to wear a denture or to have more of her teeth drilled away she opted for a dental implant.

Mrs D was seen at CDIC and impressions taken to construct a temporary crown. Ten days later the fractured root was removed, a dental implant placed immediately into the extraction socket and the temporary crown fitted providing Mrs D with a very quick, although temporary, solution to her problem. Once healing had taken place, which normally takes about three months, the temporary crown was removed, adjustments made to the part of the implant supporting the temporary crown and a new permanent crown fitted. At the same time Mrs D’s own dentist replaced the adjacent crown which was also failing.

Mrs D now has a replacement tooth which she treats exactly the same as her natural teeth.

The cost of Mrs D’s implant treatment (not including the crown on the adjacent tooth) if it had been carried out today would be £2,130.00