5 Mar 2019Case Report
A direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) root analogue implant placed in the anterior maxilla.
Michele Figliuzzi 1Amerigo Giudice 1Carlo Rengo 2Leonzio Fortunato 1
Affiliations
Article Info
1 Department of Health Sciences, Dental School, “Magna Grecia” University, Catanzaro, Italy
2 Departement of Neurosciens, Odontostomatological Scienses, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2019, 8(March), 1-5;
Published: 5 Mar 2019
Copyright (c) 2019 Annali Italiani di Chirurgia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Modern cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) acquisition and three-dimensional (3D) image processing, combined with direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), allows custom-made, root-analogue implants (RAIs). PURPOSE: To demonstrate how DMLS permits customized titanium RAI production, with immediate insertion and restoration in a fresh extraction socket of the anterior maxilla. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A titanium RAI perfect copy of the radicular unit needed for replacement was created by customized DMLS, and inserted into a fresh extraction socket of the esthetic area of the anterior maxilla. RESULTS: Follow-up after 1 year: the DMLS RAI implant showed a satisfactory functional and esthetic integration, with no bone resorption or soft tissue recessions. CONCLUSIONS: The production of customized DMLS RAIs opens new interesting perspectives for immediate implantation.
Keywords
- Direct metal laser sintering
- Root analogue implant
