CASE REPORT
Year : 2017 | Volume
: 9 | Issue : 3 | Page : 136--139
The key to the management of pier abutment: An alternative approach
Ansu Kuruvila, Suja Joseph, Namratha L Jayalekshmi, Sujith K Menon
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Ansu Kuruvila
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Pushpagiri Medicity Campus, Perumthuruthy, Tiruvalla - 689 107, Kerala
India
Pier abutment poses a challenge to prosthodontist. Rigid connectors are less than ideal treatment in case of these abutments. Nonrigid connectors have been recommended to reduce the forces as they provide a stress-breaking effect. This case report presents an alternative approach to the management of pier abutment. A 46-year-old female patient with missing teeth involving a pier abutment was rehabilitated with a fixed dental prosthesis with key-keyway connectors. An alternative method of orientation of the connector was used to benefit the patient.
How to cite this article:
Kuruvila A, Joseph S, Jayalekshmi NL, Menon SK. The key to the management of pier abutment: An alternative approach.J Int Oral Health 2017;9:136-139
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Kuruvila A, Joseph S, Jayalekshmi NL, Menon SK. The key to the management of pier abutment: An alternative approach. J Int Oral Health [serial online] 2017 [cited 2023 Dec 4 ];9:136-139
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