A 15-year follow up of an anterior maxillary dental implant after site development through root tipping

Abstract This article presents an update of a clinical case report for a 30-year-old female referred by the periodontist for an orthodontic consultation involving a severe angular bony defect on her maxillary left central incisor. Alveolar bone development through forced eruption concurrent with tipping of the remaining root fragment of the maxillary left central incisor were attempted. Adequate alveolar bone height and width were obtained. Subsequently, this tooth was replaced with an endosseous implant. The patient was followed consecutively for 15 years. Despite the challenges related to smile esthetics, infraocclusion, soft tissue and alveolar bone loss associated with an endossous implant replacing a single missing tooth in an esthetic zone, photographic records for the patient taken over a period of 15 years showed stable results without signs of compromised esthetics or bone loss. Original article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajodo.2009.01.027