Bone Climbing Up The Mini Dental Implant

The OPG shows the bridge failing with a fracture on the upper right canine. The bridge was removed and 2 minis were placed together with a new 4 unit bridge 5 years ago. 2 natural teeth were joined with 2 mini implants in a bridge.

The patient did not come back for recall until recently, 5 years later. The bridge was still present and an xray showed healthy cortical bone and not only preservation of bone height but also some bone gain up the distal mini implant. In addition, the 2 natural teeth were preserved. The patient was already in the seventies five years ago.