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14 I I C.E. article_ fixed and removable implant restorations implants 2_2016 Figs. 28a, 28b_The final BruxZir Full-Arch Implant Prosthesis completed a dramatic oral reconstruction for a patient who presented with terminal dentition, restoring form, function and quality of life. The final BruxZir Full-Arch Implant Prosthesis was digitally fabricated with precision (Fig. 27). As anexactreproductionofthetest-drivenprovisional, the definitive prosthesis fit perfectly and offered the esthetics and function the patient had come to expect (Figs. 28a, 28b). The final restoration ef- fectivelyaddressedtheuniquecircumstancesofthe case, providing the most durable, stable prosthesis possible for his upper and a lower restoration that greatly improves prosthetic retention and can be upgraded to a fixed prosthesis should the patient’s situation change. _Conclusion Practitioners now have the clinical flexibility to offer patients a wide range of treatment options, from entry-level, economical restorations like the Inclusive Locator Implant Overdenture, to the fixed, highlydurableBruxZirFull-ArchImplantProsthesis. Thereisaviablemeansoftreatingnearlyallpatients, whatevertheiroralhealth,needsandfinances.Pro- vided the life-changing benefits of implant therapy and the straightforward restorative protocols of today, all patients should be offered this service to confront the challenges confronting the challenges presented by complete edentulism._ _References 1. Yunus N, Masood M, Saub R, Al-Hashedi AA, Taiyeb Ali TB, Thomason JM. Impact of mandibular implant prostheses on the oral health-related quality of life in partially and completely edentulous patients. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2015 Jul 14. 2. Martín-Ares M, Barona-Dorado C, Guisado-Moya B, Martínez-Rodríguez N, Cortés-Bretón-Brinkmann J, Martínez-González JM. Prosthetic hygiene and functional efficacy in completely edentulous patients: satisfaction and quality of life during a five-year follow-up Clin Oral Implants Res. 2015 Apr 20. Fig. 28a Fig. 28b _about the author Paresh B. Patel, DDS, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School ofDentistryin1996. He graduated from the Medical College of Georgia/ American Academy of Implant Dentistry MaxiCourse in 2009. He has been in private prac- tices in Lenoir and Mooresville, N.C., from 1996 through the present. Patel is a founding member and on the editorial board of Journal of the International Academy of Mini Dental Implants.HeisaclinicalinstructorattheReconstructive DentistryInstituteanda diplomatofAmericanAcademy of Small Diameter Implants. Patel was president of the Iredell County Dental Society in 2012; is a member of the American Dental Association, the North Carolina Dental Society and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry; and is a clinical consultant on dental implants and prosthetics. He lectures nationally on implant and restorative dentistry, and he has published numerous articles in leading dental journals.