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Immediate Anterior Implant Rehabilitation in a Patient with Bruxism: A Case Report
Seri Kim1
,
Yuseung Yi2
,
Kwantae Noh3
,
Ahran Pae3
,
Hyeong-Seob Kim3
,
Kung-Rock Kwon3
,
Seoung-Jin Hong4*
1Resident, Department of Prosthodontics, Kyung Hee University College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
2Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Kyung Hee University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
3Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Kyung Hee University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
4Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Kyung Hee University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
*Corresponding Author
30 September 2026. pp. 195-204
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Abstract

Post-extraction soft tissue collapse can compromise esthetic outcomes in anterior prosthetic restorations. This report describes two cases in which immediate provisional prosthetic components were used to support post-extraction soft tissue contours and transfer the established contours to definitive prostheses. In the first case, immediate implant placement was performed in the maxillary left central incisor region, and a customized healing abutment and provisional implant-supported prosthesis were used to shape the peri-implant soft tissue contour. In the second case, a provisional fixed dental prosthesis with an ovate pontic was delivered immediately after extraction of the maxillary right central incisor. In both cases, software-based superimposition (Exocad) demonstrated relatively maintained labial soft tissue contours after delivery of the definitive zirconia prostheses. Within the limitations of these cases, immediate provisional prosthetic components may be useful for maintaining anterior soft tissue contours following tooth extraction.

Keywords
Dental implants
Esthetics
Ovate pontic
Provisional prosthesis
Soft tissue contour
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  • Publisher :The Korean Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Implantology
  • Publisher(Ko) :대한구강악안면임플란트학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of implantology and applied sciences
  • Journal Title(Ko) :대한구강악안면임플란트학회지
  • Volume : 30
  • No :3
  • Pages :195-204
  • Received Date : 2026-06-23
  • Revised Date : 2026-09-02
  • Accepted Date : 2026-09-05
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.32542/implantology.2026015
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