Posterior Mandibular Implant Placement Case

This posterior mandibular implant placement case includes pre- and post-placement periapical radiographs, intraoperative photographs and the instrumentation used during surgery. Implant placement is planned from the proposed restoration backwards, with attention to the edentulous site, adjacent roots, available bone, the bite and the final crown or bridge design. Surgical images are clinical documentation of this case and may be unsuitable for some viewers.

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Frontal retracted intraoral photograph before posterior mandibular implant treatment

Intraoperative posterior mandibular view showing implant insertion with a hand driver

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Intraoperative posterior mandibular view showing implant osteotomy instrumentation in position

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Posterior mandibular surgical site with extraction sockets visible

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Intraoperative posterior mandibular view of the implant site after osteotomy preparation

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Periapical radiograph of posterior mandibular teeth and the implant treatment site

Pre-placement periapical radiograph of a posterior mandibular edentulous site

Post-placement periapical radiograph showing a single posterior mandibular dental implant

Contra-angle handpiece fitted with a calibrated dental implant drill

Contra-angle handpiece fitted with a pilot drill for implant osteotomy preparation

Dental implant fixture carried on a contra-angle handpiece

Intraoperative occlusal view showing an implant fixture placed in a posterior mandibular site

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Frontal retracted intraoral photograph following posterior mandibular implant treatment