Reconstruction and rehabilitation of atrophic partial edentulous maxillary ridge: Complications and stability

The esthetics is an essential aspect for an acceptable outcome to a predictable implant therapy. The periodontal disease often destroys the periodontium around the affected teeth. Since the underlying bone act as a scaffold for the soft tissue drape and there is a complex interplay of resorptive events. This establishes the need to meticulously manage tissue deficits, especially in the aesthetic zone. In our report, we describe smile rejuvenation for controlled young periodontitis subject. There was considerable anterior partial ridge atrophy along with severe insufficient gingival volume. Guided bone regeneration was performed to regain the three-dimensional bone volume and mucogingival plastic surgery further corrected the soft tissue architecture around the implant prosthesis. This report highlights the complications associated with reconstruction, rehabilitation, and tissue engineering for partial atrophic ridge in a young subject suffering from controlled periodontitis.