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Volume 36 , Issue 2
March/April 2023
Pages 228–232

Malpositioned Implant in the Esthetic Area: The Peri-Implant Plastic Surgery and Angulated Welded Abutment Approach

Carlo Monaco, DDS, MSc, PhD/Lorenzo Scheda, DDS/Antonio Arena, DDS, MSc, PhD/Adolfo di Fiore, DDS, PhD/Giovanni Zucchelli, DDS, PhD

DOI: 10.11607/ijp.7591

Purpose: To describe the treatment of malpositioned implants in the esthetic area using the angulated welded abutment (AWA) approach together with peri-implant soft tissue surgery. Materials and Methods: A clinical case with extreme buccal angulation of two implants in the anterior maxilla was used to illustrate the AWA technique. After implant impression-taking, digital analysis was used to determine the ideal prosthetic angulation of the abutment and the ideal position of its screw hole in relation to the gingival margin of the adjacent teeth. The AWA was designed in two combinable components that were meant to be welded together. Before the welding process, an angulated screw was included in the abutment. Since the angulated screw was inside the abutment, the screwdriver hole could be designed as narrow as possible and put in an ideal position. After periodontal and peri-implant surgery were carried out, the AWA was applied to the implants. Results: The AWA allowed correction of the prosthetic axis. Moreover, relocation of the screw hole allowed the gingival tissue to creep over the abutment. In this way, a new esthetic restoration can be placed after the mucogingival surgery. Conclusion: The excessive misangulation of the implants was efficiently recovered. Further studies are needed to evaluate long-term clinical success, and standardization of this technique is required for routine clinical use. Int J Prosthodont 2023;36:228–232. doi: 10.11607/ijp.7591

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