A Rationale For Not Connecting Implants to Natural Teeth |
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| Authors: | Winston W. L. Chee BDS George C. Cho DDS |
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| Affiliation: | Associate Professor, Director Implant Dentistry, Co-Director Advanced Prosthodontics, University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA.;Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Dentistry Advanced Prosthodontics, University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA. |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
When restoring partially edentulous arches with implants, there are some practitioners who believe it is occasionally beneficial to connect implants to natural teeth. This connection is performed to gain shared support from the natural tooth and implant, prevent rotation of the restoration, or sometimes merely to retain the natural tooth. A discussion and review of the literature concerning this connection is presented, and a patient treatment is shown to illustrate potential complications. |
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| Keywords: | intrusion attachment |
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