
Retreatment of a Patient with Multiple Biological and Technical Complications and Failures
A 66-year-old patient presented because of retention loss of the tooth-supported FDP in the right maxilla (x-13-x-11). The mandibular full-arch implant-supported reconstruction (x-i34-i33-x-x-x-x-i43-i44-x) had suffered extreme wear. His medical history revealed high blood pressure, controlled with anti-hypertensive medication. The patient was a light smoker (2 to 3 cigarettes per day). The existing reconstructions had been performed alio loco about five years previously. That treatment had taken an extensive amount of time, and as early as during the fabrication of the reconstructions, multiple complications had occurred with the provisionals.











General information
Case Type | Edentulous Maxilla |
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Jaw | Maxilla and Mandible |
Area | Full-Arch |
# of Teeth | All |
# of Implants | 8 |
Type of Implants | One-Piece |
Attachment | One-Piece |
Bone Augmentation | No |
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Augmentation Materials | - |
Guided Surgery | No |
Soft Tissue Grafting | None |
Abutment Type | Standard |
Prosthesis Type | RDP |
Esthetic Risk Assessment
Esthetic Risk Factors | Low | Medium | High |
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Medical Status | Healthy | Compromised | |
Smoking Habit | Non-smoker | Light smoker (< 10 cigarettes per day) | Heavy smoker (>= 10 cigarettes per day) |
Patient's Esthetic Expectations | Low | Medium | High |
Lip Line | No exposure of papillae | Exposure of papillae | Full exposure of mucosa margin |
Periodontal Phenotype | Low-scalloped, thick | Medium-scalloped, medium-thick | High-scalloped, thin |
Shape of Tooth Crowns | Rectangular | Triangular | |
Infection at Implant Site | None | Chronic | Acute |
Bone Level at Adjacent Teeth | <= 5 mm to contact point | 5.5 to 6.5 mm to contact point | > 7 mm to contact point |
Prosthodontic Status of Neighboring Teeth | Virgin | Restored | |
Width of Edentulous Span | 1 tooth (>= 7 mm) | 1 tooth (< 7 mm) | 2 teeth or more |
Soft Tissue Anatomy | Intact | Defective | |
Bone Volume | Horizontally and vertically sufficient | Horizontally deficient | Deficient vertically or deficient vertically AND horizontally |
* General SAC assessment modifiers that are also part of the ERA. To avoid redundancy they are listed in this section even if no complete ERA has been made.
** Not applicable to the ERA of immediate placement cases and replaced by "Socket Integrity" listed below under "Surgical SAC Classification". For all other placement types this value is a classification determinant and listed here even if no complete ERA has been made.
Surgical SAC classification
SAC Level | Straightforward |
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Defining Characteristics | Fully edentulous upper jaw to be rehabilitated with four or more implants |
Modality | Overdenture on 4 implants |
Placement Protocol | - |
Tooth Site | - |
Socket Morphology | - |
Socket Integrity | - |
Bone Volume | Horizontally and vertically sufficient |
Anatomic Risk | Low |
Esthetic Risk | High |
Complexity | Low |
Risk of Complications | Low |
Prosthodontic SAC classification
SAC Level | Complex |
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Defining Characteristics | Fully edentulous upper jaw to be rehabilitated with an implant-borne removable overdenture |
Loading Protocol | Conventional/early |
Retention | - - |
Maxillomandibular Relationship | - |
Mesio-Distal Space | - |
Inter-Arch Distance | - |
Bruxism | Absent |
Esthetic Risk | High |
Provisional Implant-Supported Prosthesis | - - |
Interim Prosthesis during Healing | Removable Removable |
Occlusion/Articulation | - |
Occlusal Scheme/Issues | Anterior guidance |
Surgical SAC Modifiers
Periodontal Status | History of periodontitis or genetic predisposition |
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Prosthodontic SAC Modifiers
Soft Tissue Contour and Volume | - |
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General SAC Modifiers
Oral Hygiene and Compliance | Insufficient |
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Access | Adequate |
Craniofacial/Skeletal Growth | Completed |
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