Rehabilitation Science 2017; 2(1): 12-15 http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/rs doi: 10.11648/j.rs.20170201.13 An Imminent Approach in Esthetic Enhancement Through Loop Connectors Vivek Gautam 1 , Swyeta Jain Gupta 2 , Amit Gupta 3 , Tanmay Srivastava 4 , Anushree Gupta 5 1 Dr. Gautam’s Multispeciality Dental Clinic, Sigra, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India 2 Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, I. T. S Centre for Dental Studies and Research, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, I. T. S Dental College, Hospital and Research Centre, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India 4 Department of Prosthodontics, Dr M. C. Saxena College of Medical Sciences, Department of Dentistry, Dubagga IIM Bypass, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India 5 Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Divya Jyoti College of Dental Sciences and Research, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India Email address: To cite this article: Vivek Gautam, Swyeta Jain Gupta, Amit Gupta, Tanmay Srivastava, Anushree Gupta. An Imminent Approach in Esthetic Enhancement Through Loop Connectors. Rehabilitation Science. Vol. 2, No. 1, 2017, pp. 12-15. doi: 10.11648/j.rs.20170201.13 Received: November 29, 2016; Accepted: January 9, 2017; Published: March 2, 2017 Abstract: Missing tooth with diastema presents a great esthetic challenge for the prosthodontists to restore the edentulous space. The use of a conventional fixed partial denture (FPD) to replace the missing tooth may result in too wide anterior teeth leading to poor esthetics. This is because of the excess space available for pontic, which makes the incorporation of the diastema in the planned prosthesis, a compulsion. In such cases the diastema resulting from the missing central incisors can be managed with implant‑supported prosthesis or FPD with loop connectors. This clinical report discussed a method for fabrication of a modified FPD with loop connectors to restore the wide span created by missing central incisors. Keywords: Loop, Diastema, Connector, Eduntulous Space, Fixed Partial Denture, Spacing 1. Introduction Life is not simply being alive, but being well and healthy also. In elderly, dental health forms an essential part of overall health and oral rehabilitation entails the performance of all the procedures necessary to produce healthy, esthetic, well functioning and self-maintaining masticatory mechanism. In treating a case of missing tooth along with diastema in the esthetic region, we have limited treatment options to restore the edentulous space. [1] Loss of an anterior tooth with existing diastema may result in the excess space available for pontic. In such a case the treatment options available for replacement are removable partial denture, or conventional fixed dental prosthesis or implant supported prosthesis. [2] if movable prosthesis is used it may or not be pleasing to the patient since it is removable and also the long procedure required in its fabrication may not be favored by the patient. Closing anterior diastema with conventional fixed dental prosthesis (FDP) without considering golden proportion would fail to create an esthetically pleasing appearance and has detrimental effects on the periodontium/ attachment apparatus. A conventional fixed partial denture (FPD) is used to replace the missing teeth. This may result into wide anterior teeth, an over-contoured emergence profile, which in turn causes poor esthetics. Implant-supported prostheses may be used in the oral rehabilitation of partially edentulous patients but may be expensive and time consuming for patients with requirements of many favorable local and medical factors for successful treatment options. [3, 4] So, the final outcome should be considered thoroughly before it is decided to close the diastema with the prosthesis. Maximum esthetic results may be obtained if the natural anatomic forms of teeth are protected and the diastema are maintained with minimal over-contouring of the adjacent teeth. This clinical report describes a technique to fabricate a three unit FPD with a modified palatal loop connector to provide maximum esthetic and functional correction for a patient with diastema between