In November 2007, a 52-year-old woman presented with a failing restoration of the anterior maxilla in the form of a four-unit metal-ceramic fixed partial denture. As secondary caries had led to fracture of the abutment teeth bilaterally, the existing restoration could not be preserved. The patient was in good systemic health, and her medical history was without significant findings. Nor did the ensuing intra- and extraoral examination yield any significant findings. The patient had both a high lip line and high esthetic expectations. The preextraction findings suggested that no hard-tissue augmentation would be required before implant placement. After discussing the higher risk of immediate placement with the patient, she agreed to undergo “early implant placement after soft-tissue healing” simultaneously with guided bone regeneration (GBR) for hard-tissue augmentation.
Deficient vertically or deficient vertically AND horizontally
* General SAC assessment modifiers that are also part of the ERA. To avoid redundancy they are listed in this section even if no complete ERA has been made.
** Not applicable to the ERA of immediate placement cases and replaced by "Socket Integrity" listed below under "Surgical SAC Classification". For all other placement types this value is a classification determinant and listed here even if no complete ERA has been made.
Surgical SAC classification
SAC Level
Advanced
Defining Characteristics
More than three missing teeth to be replaced with an implant-borne prosthesis or prostheses