The Ball Welding Bar: A New Solution for the Immediate Loading of Screw-Retained, Mandibular Fixed Full Arch Prostheses

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Preoperative situation. A 52-year female patient in good general health had a complete removable denture in the maxilla and a severe acute periodontitis in the mandible, with several teeth with reduced bone support and therefore high mobility. The patient asked for a full arch implant supported rehabilitation of the mandible, possibly involving an immediate loading protocol.