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Implant-retained dentures - case report by Dr. Jens Tartsch

In 2018, four Zerame XT ceramic implants were placed in the edentulous upper jaw of a 65-year-old female patient alio loco. At that time, they were insufficiently restored with acetal dentures on PEEK telescopic crowns. The patient was informed about the implant-retained restoration recommendation for the upper jaw but wanted to have a cost-effective palate-free restoration without additional implants. The existing ceramic implants were stable, but clearly divergent. A hybrid prosthesis with a metal-free Docklocs® attachment system was therefore an obvious choice for the new restoration. The Docklocs® attachment system can be used to compensate for divergence angles of up to 40°. A transfer key was used to check whether the prosthesis could be removed without excessive pressure despite the divergence of the four Docklocs®. This was possible without any problems. The matrices could be polymerised intraorally without pressure. The prosthesis with the Docklocs® attachment system has been in situ for 3 years without any irritation. About the author Dr. Jens Tartsch is President of the European Society of Ceramic Implantology (ESCI), Board Member of the Swiss Society for Anti Aging Medicine and Prevention (SSAAMP) and Co-Chairman of the German Society for Environmental Dentistry (DEGUZ) and runs a private practice in Zurich. He is the author of numerous publications on metal-free implant dentistry, immunology in dentistry, oral and maxillofacial medicine. His scientific fields of interest are environmental dentistry, metal-free implantology with ceramic implants, metal-free dentures and aesthetic dentistry. More about the author: https://www.zahnarzt-kilchberg.ch/