This young female patient with five remaining teeth and two cantilevered pontics, one on each side, had a problem of facial esthetics, fig. 22. Both of her cheeks fell in drastically giving her a "Dracula" type of look. She also could not psychologically cope with her removable pros-thesis. The remaining anterior teeth were prepared and a bladevent was implanted on both sides of the arch, fig. 23. A one piece casting was made to join the implants with the teeth, figs. 24, 25. The anterior portion was processed with porcelain restorations and two unilateral denture splints were made to snap over the horizontal bar and be implant borne only, figs. 26, 27, 28, 29.

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