John Antonelli, DDS, MS, is a professor and director of fixed prosthodontics courses in the Department of Prosthodontics and director of faculty development at Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Hospital Dentists and a Diplomate of the American Board of Special Care Dentistry. Antonelli has published significantly in the field of prosthodontics and can be reached at antonell@nova.edu.
This case report involves the placement of three lower anterior beaded implants that have been followed over a 17-year period of successful integration and function.