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Very often six remaining periodontally involved teeth can all remain, with the use of implants, fig. 48. In this manner, with the aid of full arch splinting the only way the anterior teeth can loosen is by "exfoliating" the posterior bladevents, figs. 49, 50, 51. A removable prosthesis will rapidly destroy the remaining anterior teeth. Fig. 52 shows the final x-ray.

Even with knife edge ridges, fig. 53, and teeth with soft tissue involvements, fig. 54, the patients can acquire complete satisfaction with properly inserted bladevents, figs. 55, 56, and properly fitting and designed fixed restorations, figs. 57, 58, 59. The final x-ray reveals this, fig. 60.

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