The Emergence of Digitally Designed Ovate Pontic- A Case Report

Abstract

A missing tooth in the buccal segment can lead to diverse consequences like decreased masticatory function, antagonist elongation, and dental tipping. Such a tooth gap can be replaced in partially edentulous patients with a fixed dental prosthesis (FDP). A 29 years old male patient reported to the Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge and Implantology at Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India with a chief complaint of broken and missing teeth resulting in unpleasant smile in upper front region of jaw from 1 month. The simplest way of producing an ovate pontic is to do so at the time of tooth extraction. This approach, however, does require careful coordination involving the extraction of the tooth and the fabrication of the ovate pontic. It necessitates the cooperation of the surgeon with the restorative dentist, unless one clinician performs both procedures.