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Restoring Mandibular Single Teeth
with the Inclusive Tooth Replacement Solution
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Bradley C. Bockhorst, DMD
While the prosthetic rehabilitation of
full-arch cases provides a tremendous
service for the patient and can be very
professionally rewarding for the clinician, single
tooth replacement is by far the most common
implant restoration. Restoring single posterior
teeth with implants provides a viable treatment
option and has been well documented. 1-5 Of the
single posterior teeth, the first molar, or “money
tooth” as termed by Dr. Curtis Jansen, very
often requires replacement. 6 At the Glidewell
Laboratories operatory, 59 percent of the single
Inclusive ® Tapered Implants placed have been
in the posterior mandible.
One of the most obvious concerns when placing
implants in the posterior mandible is identifying
and avoiding the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN). 7
This can be accomplished through the use of
appropriate radiography and proper planning.
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