title: Alveolar bone growth in response to endosteal implants in two patients with ectodermal dysplasia.
abstract: The occurrence of alveolar bone growth after placement of endosteal mandibular implants in two edentulous children is reported. The fact that alveolar bone growth occurred in the absence of natural teeth suggests that its growth and preservation is dependent upon biomechanical factors rather than the presence of teeth, as is traditionally thought.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Medical Center, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Epker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000254:growth & development*; D000848:Anodontia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D002648:Child; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000254:growth & development*; D008445:Maxillofacial Development / Q000502:physiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical