The purpose of this paper is to show an original use of the ovoid pontic technique associated with retainers to model soft tissues and achieve an ideal emergence profile around pontic to give the illusion of a natural gingival margin around prosthodontic restoration.

Jul 27, 2016 · Ovate or “egg-shaped” pontics are not new to the world of missing teeth replacement in traditional crown and bridge. First discussed in 1933, but didn’t become a popular design until many years later. The obvious advantages of an ovate pontic are aesthetic.

The prosthesis contained an ovoid pontic combined with a subepithelial connective tissue graft to reconstruct the periodontal architecture of the alveolar process in the zone of the missing tooth.

Jan 1, 2024 · This article presents a case report of a modified ovate pontic design for the replacement of an upper anterior tooth that provides both healthy tissue as well as aesthetics.

Jan 1, 2024 · The ovoid pontic made with zirconium to rehabilitate the anterior areas of the oral cavity is an excellent option that meets the aesthetic and functional expectations of the patient

Oct 1, 2021 · The procedure of the ovoid pontic by thermoformed retainers implies two advantages: - to manage gingival tissues during retention time, accelerating the overall treatment; - to improve esthetic...

The ovoid pontic technique is a procedure developed to adapt the gingiva to the prosthodontic bridge element as naturally as possible. The authors presented two clinical cases in which two different methods were utilized to perform ovoid pontic technique during re-tention time: 1. by means of the analogic tech-nique, using a thermoformed

dental surgery, surgical procedure for modeling the gingival ridge, and creation of ovoid pontics with Zirconium. The ovoid pontic made with zirconium to rehabilitate the anterior areas of the oral cavity is an excellent option that meets the aesthetic and functional expectations of the patient.

Author of several publications in periodontics and implantology. Master in Medicine and Surgery and specialization with honors in Maxillo-Facial Surgery at the University of Naples. He worked in the Oncological Surgery Unit of the University Hospital K.U. Luven and in the General Hospital St-Jan in Genk for orthognathic and oral surgery.

May 24, 2021 · Ovate pontic: Ovate pontic is the most esthetic design. It has convex surface towards the residual ridge, the covex portion resides within a concavity present in the ridge.