Case Study II

Successful Dental Implant Placement for a Missing Tooth

Overview:

A dental implant is a surgical procedure that effectively corrects the missing teeth or eliminates the remaining part of any broken teeth. Here, the dentist uses a prosthetic implant root and fixes it in the gum or jawbones.

After the complete set of the prosthetic root, the patient gets the crown on it.

Patient details:

• Name: Nikhil Agarwal
• Age: 32
• Gender: Male

Symptoms:

The patient had multiple issues in his mouth with a missing tooth in the right lower back region.

Tests performed:

After the first consultation, our doctor recommended the following tests:

• Diagnostic X-rays
• OPG
• CBCT

Diagnosis:

From all the xray reports and other test reports, the patient was diagnosed with a missing tooth 46.

Treatment:

Our doctor prescribed a dental implant placement to the patient as the patient was young and the prognosis was good.

Detailed description:

In this case study, the patient had a missing tooth in the lower right back region. So, our doctor decided to perform an implant placement as the mode of treatment. A noble active implant was placed, and sutures were given.

Our doctor took to follow-up X-rays, and then after the healing of the gums abutment was placed. After that, our doctor took a snappy abutment level impression, and then finally, the crown was placed on that implant.

Post-Treatment guidelines:

Our doctor provided all the post-operative precautions to the patient. The precautions are as follows:

• For the first 24hours, the patient had to have a cold and soft diet.
• The patient had to take all the prescribed medications on time.
• After 24 hours, the patient was advised to do warm saline rinses with water 2 to 3 times a day.

Patient feedback:

The patient was completely healthy and happy after the completion of the treatment. He got a new tooth in the place of his missing teeth. Now the patient is very happy and enjoys all types of food. According to him, it was a life-changing experience.