Restoration of Atrophic Edentulous Maxilla of a Patient with Ectodermal Dysplasia Using Quadruple Zygomatic Implants: A Case Report

Rehabilitation of patients with ectodermal dysplasia often presents clinical challenge due to hypodontia, anodontia, and severe atrophy of edentulous ridges. Zygomatic implant therapy can be used as a method of achieving osseointegration without bone grafting in such situations. This clinical report...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery 2015-09, Vol.14 (3), p.848-852
Hauptverfasser:	Rajan, Gunaseelan, Mariappan, Saravanakumar, Ramasubramanian, Hariharan, Somasundaram, Shanmugasundaram, Natarajarathinam, Gowri
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case Report Case reports Dentistry Edentulous Hygiene Medicine Medicine & Public Health Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Otorhinolaryngology Patients Plastic Surgery Prostheses Rehabilitation Sinuses Skin & tissue grafts Success Transplants & implants
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Zusammenfassung:	Rehabilitation of patients with ectodermal dysplasia often presents clinical challenge due to hypodontia, anodontia, and severe atrophy of edentulous ridges. Zygomatic implant therapy can be used as a method of achieving osseointegration without bone grafting in such situations. This clinical report describes the dental rehabilitation of atrophic maxilla of a 26-year old female patient with a fixed prosthesis, immediately loaded on four zygomatic implants.
ISSN:	0972-8279 0974-942X
DOI:	10.1007/s12663-015-0741-1