Implants are many times mistakenly treatment planned as crowns or bridges on natural abutments. Successful planning must start with a restorative occlusal plan that includes stents for implant placement and continues through the final stages of prosthetic design. By redirecting occlusal forces using dental attachments as well as recognizing clinical variants as implant angulation, bucco-lingual placement, cuspal inclines, implant placement depth, anterior-posterior spread, arch form and implant loading, success, longevity, and patient satisfaction can be insured.
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