Precise treatments

02 October 2012
Volume 28 · Issue 9

Neil Cooper gives an overview of a recent case.

Case presentation is the cornerstone of a technologically up-to-date practice. The most successful practitioners are those who communicate easily with their patients. A thorough examination and careful diagnosis, combined with a comprehensive treatment plan that makes sound use of modern technology, are very powerful tools in patient acceptance. With help from technology, the most precise treatment possible is within reach of every dentist who offers an implant solution to their patients.

Case report

A lady who used to speak from behind a raised hand, with a bashful attempt at a closed-lip smile has become an openly happy person, ever keen to exchange a smile or laugh.

Px (a 55 year old lady) had worn dentures for most of her adult life, extremely self-conscious and painfully embarrassed to remove her upper partial denture even in the dental surgery. We had made aesthetically acceptable dentures six years previously which had helped a little, but the patient's self-esteem remained low.

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