Full-mouth rehabilitation with single-tooth implant restorations. Overview and report of case.

The purpose of this study was to report a case of full-arch rehabilitation with single-tooth endosseous implant restorations. Secondly, the investigators aimed to review the literature systematically regarding full-mouth rehabilitation of the edentulous patient with single-tooth implant restorations. The investigators searched the databases PubMed, EMBASE Drugs and Pharmacology, the Cochrane library, and clinicaltrials.gov for relevant literature regarding full-mouth fixed rehabilitation of the edentulous patient with dental implants. In addition, the investigators provide a clinical case of full-mouth rehabilitation of an edentulous patient using single-tooth implant restorations. The literature search revealed 60 citations that addressed the topic at large. None of the papers reported full-mouth rehabilitation with single-tooth implant restorations; therefore, papers reporting full-arch rehabilitation with a full-arch fixed prosthesis were compared to the single-implant restoration protocol described herein. Although there are similarities between our protocol and those proposed in the past, differences include potentially higher patient satisfaction because of the close similarity between the final restorations and the patient's prior natural dentition. While the proposed treatment may not be within the financial means of most patients, because of its anecdotal advantages over conventional splinted fixed restorations, the investigators believe this is the next step in the evolution of the restorative management of the completely edentulous patient.