title: Longitudinal treatment of a severely atrophic mandible: a clinical report.
abstract: This clinical report presents the treatment of a patient with a severely atrophic mandible. The report details the clinical successes and failures over nearly a 20-year period. Clinical and surgical procedures are presented in a longitudinal fashion, as well as the rationale at the time to support each procedure.
authors.affiliation: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Whitmyer
authors.forename: Salvatore J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alperin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014727:Vestibuloplasty
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants