Chair-side fabrication of a fixed implant-supported prosthesis in an edentulous mandible from a diagnostic wax-up: A clinical report

摘要

This clinical report described a successful and economical interim solution for a patient who desired a fixed implant-supported prosthesis in the mandible. As the patient's existing denture was unacceptable, a diagnostic wax-up made for the definitive prosthesis was duplicated and converted to an interim prosthesis by a chair-side technique. Eventually, the patient's financial situation improved and he returned for a successful fabrication of a definitive screwretained metal-resin fixed prosthesis. The principles and techniques described in detail in this report may perhaps guide clinicians in the treatment of similar patients with economic challenges.