title: Treatment of a microvascular reconstructed mandible using an implant-supported fixed partial denture: case report.
abstract: Oral rehabilitation of patients with mandibular discontinuity defects is a problem that faces both the oral surgeon and the restorative dentist. Advances in microvascular surgery can provide the mandible with vital bone grafts. Often, reconstruction of the bony defect alone does not guarantee an adequate foundation for successful conventional prosthetic rehabilitation. Osseointegrated implants placed in the microvascularized grafted bone offer an opportunity for improved function and patient satisfaction. This case report describes the use of an implant-supported bridge in a vascularized fibular bone graft to reconstruct a traumatic partially resected mandible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara-Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dalkiz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beydemir
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Günaydin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000502:physiology; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005360:Fibula / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000534:rehabilitation