title: Use of an individual traction prosthesis and distraction osteogenesis to reposition osseointegrated implants in a juvenile with ectodermal dysplasia: a clinical report.
abstract: This article describes the use of distraction osteogenesis to reposition osseointegrated maxillary implants in an adolescent girl with ectodermal dysplasia and oligodontia. The distraction of 2 osteotomized segments was controlled by a prosthesis fabricated specifically for this purpose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fixed and Removeable Prosthodontics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. ales.celar@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: Ales G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Celar
authors.forename: Gerlinde
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Durstberger
authors.forename: Konstantin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zauza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000848:Anodontia / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008437:Maxilla; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D019233:Retreatment
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants