He had no choice

Pedro is a patient to whom we recommended some years ago a periodontal treatment (for periodontal disease). When he came to us he already was in a pretty advanced faze and some teeth had some mobility. After the scaling and root planning sessions the improvement was obvious. Pedro has though something against him: he smokes heavily and it’s already well known that smoking is the great enemy when it comes to the health of the gums, supporting bone and teeth. For some years we didn’t hear from him, until one day he came back with an incisive tooth in his hand.

Abandoning completely his dental care meant for Pedro a drastic worsening of his situation. Faced with it, we had to adopt a quick decision as to avoid him having to leave the clinic toothless. He needed the extraction of some adjacent teeth because their great mobility. Between the two options we gave him (both of them “fixed”), placing a bridge over an implant or a bridge over his natural teeth, Pedro chose the later one. For him, this was a more rapid and cheaper solution. This is Pedro before the treatment.





In the first session we proceeded with the extractions and we placed a temporary bridge which immediately improved his aesthetics and the oral function. He then had to come back for the resuming of his periodontal treatment.



Some days later the job was finished and he was able to smile confidently.