TODENTJ-25-03-2019_TODENTJ-12-1004 1553507629 Bentham Open doi@benthamopen.net Bentham Open The Open Dentistry Journal TODENTJ 1874-2106 11 30 2018 12 1 Enéias Carpejani Rosa Tuanny Carvalho de Lima Do Nascimento Aline Monise Sebastiani Rafaela Scariot Tatiana Miranda Deliberador João Cezar Zielak Fernando Luis Esteban Florez Carmen Lucia Mueller Storrer Purpose: Edentulism has been demonstrated to have negative social and psychological effects on individuals that include adverse impacts on facial and oral esthetics, masticatory function and speech abilities, that when combined, are translated into significant reductions in patients’ quality of lives. It is well-known that immediate placement of implants is a challenging surgical procedure that requires proper treatment planning and surgical techniques. Therefore, the present study describes a 4-year follow-up case report where short implants were placed in an atrophic mandibule and were loaded with the utilization of an all-on-four prosthetic protocol. Case report: A 54 year-old woman dissatisfied with her oral and facial esthetics, masticatory function and speech ability came to the implantology clinic of the Positivo University seeking for oral rehabilitation treatment. After detailed physical and clinical examination, a Computer Tomography scan (CT-scan) was performed to determine the patient’s bone ridge density, dimensions and eligibility for the placement of dental implants. The CT-scan results have indicated the presence of an extremely atrophic mandibular bone ridge. The CT-scan was also used as an aid during the final restoration treatment planning in terms of vertical dimension of occlusion, masticatory function, and stabilization of the lower denture. An all-on-four protocol supported by short implants was then treatment-planned to reduce time, costs and morbidity, and also to achieve superior immediate esthetic results and masticatory function. To reconstruct the patient’s atrophic edentulous mandibule, 4 short implants, including 2 distally tilted, were placed with a final torque of 45 Ncm. Results: Following the development and implementation of a complex treatment plan, the patient displayed stable soft and hard tissues at 4-year postoperative follow-up assessment, demonstrating the effectiveness of the all-on-four technique supported by short implants. Conclusion: Within the limits of this study, the present case report demonstrated that the all-on-four prosthetic protocol with immediate loading on short implant was effective in an atrophic mandible over a 4-year follow-up. 11 30 2018 1004 1011 TODENTJ-12-1004 1 10.2174/crossmark_policy opendentistryjournal.com benthamopen.com true Peer Reviewed Single blind Checked with iThenticate 2018-6-6 2018-10-25 2018-11-18 2018-11-30 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode 10.2174/1874210601812011004 1553507629 https://opendentistryjournal.com/VOLUME/12/PAGE/1004/ https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V12/TODENTJ-12-1004/TODENTJ-12-1004.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V12/TODENTJ-12-1004/TODENTJ-12-1004.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V12/TODENTJ-12-1004/TODENTJ-12-1004.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V12/TODENTJ-12-1004/TODENTJ-12-1004.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V12/TODENTJ-12-1004/TODENTJ-12-1004.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V12/TODENTJ-12-1004/TODENTJ-12-1004.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V12/TODENTJ-12-1004/TODENTJ-12-1004.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V12/TODENTJ-12-1004/TODENTJ-12-1004.xml J. 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