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case_images: OPTG at first presentation.
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case_images: ASA class 1 and was not taking any regular medication. At the initial visit, the patient was 69 years of age, and several conservative treatments were performed, including a temporary crown at tooth 45 (Figure 1).
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case_images: Tooth 45, March 2023.
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case_images: In 2023, the patient presented with a fistulous tract clinically attributed to the same tooth (Figure 2).
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case_images: Support surface of the temporary restoration.
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case_images: To create a printable temporary restoration, a wing bridge was designed on the lingual surface of tooth 43 with an arm extending over tooth 44 along the prosthetic equator (Figures 3 and 4).
case_images: Final design of the wing bridge over 43 and 44 to replace 45.
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case_images: To create a printable temporary restoration, a wing bridge was designed on the lingual surface of tooth 43 with an arm extending over tooth 44 along the prosthetic equator (Figures 3 and 4).
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case_images: Nesting of the temporary restoration.
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case_images: Plus (BEGO, Bremen, Germany) (Figure 5). Postprocessing steps were carried out according to the manufacturer's instructions, including an ultrasonic bath with isopropanol and light curing in an Otoflash light oven (BEGO, Bremen, Germany).
case_images: Printed and treated provisional wing bridge.
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case_images: Tokyo, Japan) (Figure 6). The printed wing bridge was shown to the patient and inserted.
case_images: Result of the provisional restoration of tooth 45.
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case_images: The complete restoration was then presented to the patient (Figure 7).