title: Use of subperiosteal implants with distal filling ports in the correction of the atrophic alveolar ridge.
abstract: A subperiosteal tissue expander with a filling port attached to the distal end of the prosthesis has been successfully used on 10 patients during the past 2 years. The design has resulted in eliminating the dehiscence problem encountered when the midline incision was used to insert the original expander and its centrally placed filling port. The ability to use a bilateral incision or expander insertion has minimized the incidence of inferior alveolar nerve damage in the severely atrophic mandible.
authors.affiliation: LSU Medical Center, Shreveport.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lew
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hinkle
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology*; D000543:Alveoloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001284:Atrophy; D016299:Dental Implantation, Subperiosteal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants