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Smaller and larger gaps (edentulous spaces) can also be closed with implants. The implants then serve as supporting pillars for your fixed restoration in the form of a bridge.
A so-called free-end situation occurs if you lack several posterior teeth in the same row. Here, the implant is the best and only solution for a fixed restoration. Without implants, only a removable partial denture with all its disadvantages is possible. Mechanical holding elements such as clasps must be attached, that are esthetically unpleasing and impair the comfort of wearing the denture
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Four single-tooth crowns on four implants
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Situation after losing several teeth (edentulous space)
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Two implants healed-in
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Three-unit bridge on two implants
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A free-end situation looks like this. The number of implants depends on the size of the gap, the load and the conditions in your jaw.
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