Jessica Lorena Basulto Mejía.

Clinical Case Report Title: Converse Concept: Converse Denture: A New Prosthetic Design for Edentulous Patients. Introduction When it comes to Oral Implantology, edentulous patients have a wide variety of choices. Whether they choose a fixed or a removable prosthesis, both have advantages and disadvantages. Overdentures can be less expensive, have a simpler design and are easier to clean. On the other hand, full-arch implant supported fixed prosthesis are more expensive, require more implants and are more difficult to clean. That aside, patients report that fixed prothesis are more comfortable than removable prosthesis and require less maintenance. Clinical Case Report The Converse Denture uses a Converse Bar, and with this mesostructure we can provide both fixed and removable implant prosthesis to our edentulous patients by using the same structure. Both prostheses use a three-screw system. superstructure we add any axial abutment as the third screw. Conclusion The Converse Denture can easily be converted from a fixed into a removable and vice versa without needing many modifications. Our edentulous patients can try both solutions and decide which one suits them best or even convert their prosthesis eventually if needed. Treatment phase 1: Immediate Dentures for both jaws. Treatment phase 2: Guided Implant Surgery: 6 BLT SLActive implants; Straumann for the maxilla with simultaneous guided bone regeneration and bilateral maxillary sinus floor lift, and 6 BL SLActive implants; Straumann implants for the mandible. Treatment phase 3: an upper Converse Denture and a lower full-arch implant supported fixed prosthesis and occlusal splint.

Dr. Jessica Lorena Basulto Mejía is a Doctor of Dental Surgery who graduated with honors from UNAM ( The National Autonomous University of Mexico) in 2016. After finishing her undergraduate studies she continued her education at the Graduate and Investigation Department of UNAM ́s School of Dentistry. She graduated with honors and became a Specialist in Prosthodontics and Oral Implantology in mid-2020. During the 9th term of her undergraduate studies, she traveled to Valdivia, Chile as an exchange student at Austral University. From 2013 to 2014 she completed an Internship in Oral Surgery Department at Legaria ́s Pediatric Public Hospital in Mexico City. She has been an ITI member since 2019. Dr. Basulto has a private practice mainly focused on Prosthodontics and Dental Implants in Mexico City, where she was born and raised. She also collaborates with colleagues as a Prosthodontics Specialist at other Dental Clinics in Mexico City. She has been part of the Straumann Young Experts and KOL since 2020. In 2022 she won 6th place in the Straumann Smile Awards, and also became one of the 5th winners of the Young ITI in Mexico and presented at the ITI Congress Mexico. She has been an active member and volunteer at CISV International since 2014. Jessica has participated in several World Peace Education International Programs.