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FIG 6A-B: After milling and sintering FIG 6B

FIG 7A: Screw retained crown FIG 7B: Final prosthesis with short implant

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About the AUTHORS
Dr. Gaurav Gupta completed his graduation from Govt Dental
College, SMS, Jaipur in 2007 and masters in Pediatric and
Preventive Dentistry. Attained fellowship in Implantology of both
ISOI and AOI. He is a POS (Progressive Orthodontic seminar, USA)
graduate. A university gold medalist with over 30 scientific pre-
sentations in national and international conferences and more
than 75 publications in national and international journals to his
credit. He has won 5 times Best Scientific Paper Award at national and international
platforms. A keen CEREC user with special interest in Digital Dentistry.
FIG 8: 3 years follow-up Contact: dr.gauravgupta99@gmail.com
Dr. D. K. Gupta is a Senior Consultant at Wisdom Dental Clinics.
raising a flap requires a certain level of experience and fine motor With more than 38 years of clinical and academic experience, he
skills.The possibility of bone perforation and late complications has been Ex Principal of Govt Dental College, SMS, Jaipur. He was
might outweigh the benefit of reduced bone loss with flapless also Pro-VC of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences. He was
implants, so this procedure must be performed with extreme care and HOD in Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at Govt Dental
and proper preoperative planning. College fo rmore than 15 years. Presently, he is the Registrar of
Rajasthan State Dental Council and maintains his private practice
CONCLUSION at Wisdom Dental Clinics, Jaipur. He has been Dental Surgeon to
The use of short implants allows treatment of patients who are not his Excellency Governor of Rajasthan for more than 18 years.
able to undergo complex surgical techniques due to medical,
anatomic or financial reasons. By reducing the need for complex Dr. Neelja Gupta is a Consultant at Wisdom Dental Clinics. Gold
medalist scholar, trained and skilled cosmetic dentist with special
surgeries short implants might reduce morbidity, cost and treatment interest in Smile designing and Digital Dentistry. Done her certifi-
time. When placed considering all the critical biomechanical factors cations national and international courses in esthetic and cos-
and using strict clinical protocol short implants can be a long term metic dentistry. A certified Dentist for using Nitrous Oxide con-
successful treatment option in atrophic ridges. However data for scious sedation chairside in her practice.
long-term success and survival of these short implants, particularly
with respect to occlusal loading, crown/implant ratio, and in situa-
tions of less than optimal bone quality is still needed.

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