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<p>Pier abutment is defined as a freestanding abutment with edentulous space on both sides. This case report described the rehabilitation of a patient who presented to the department with the primary complaint of missing teeth and difficulty in mastication. Intraoral examination revealed missing right maxillary canine and the second premolar, with the lone standing first premolar acting as a pier abutment. To reduce the stress transferred to the abutment and prosthetic assembly, a non-rigid (Tenon-mortise) connector was used in the case, with a keyway (mortise) distal to the pier abutment and a key (Tenon) mesial to the distal pontic.</p>
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Pier abutment is defined as a freestanding abutment with edentulous space on both sides. This case report described the rehabilitation of a patient who presented to the department with the primary complaint of missing teeth and difficulty in mastication. Intraoral examination revealed missing right maxillary canine and the second premolar, with the lone standing first premolar acting as a pier abutment. To reduce the stress transferred to the abutment and prosthetic assembly, a non-rigid (Tenon-mortise) connector was used in the case, with a keyway (mortise) distal to the pier abutment and a key (Tenon) mesial to the distal pontic.

Pier abutment: Bridge the gap with non rigid connector - A clinical case report

Department of Prosthodontics and crown & bridge

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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{"article-title":"Pier abutment: Bridge the gap with non rigid connector - A clinical case report"}

Pier abutment is defined as a freestanding abutment with edentulous space on both sides. This case report described the rehabilitation of a patient who...

Pier abutment: Bridge the gap with non rigid connector - A clinical case report

Published Online: Jul 11, 2022

Page range: 68 - 71

Received: Jan 05, 2022

Accepted: May 02, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2022-0008

Keywords
nonrigid connector, key-keyway, tenon-mortise, pier abutment

© 2022 Vineet Sharma et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Pier abutment: Bridge the gap with non rigid connector - A clinical case report

Published Online: Jul 11, 2022

Page range: 68 - 71

Received: Jan 05, 2022

Accepted: May 02, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2022-0008

Keywordsnonrigid connector, key-keyway, tenon-mortise, pier abutment

© 2022 Vineet Sharma et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
nonrigid connector, key-keyway, tenon-mortise, pier abutment