title: Dental rehabilitation using an implant-supported overdenture after repair of a fracture in a severely resorbed edentulous mandible: a case report.
abstract: Treatment of mandibular fracture in senior citizens with severely resorbed edentulous mandibles is extremely difficult. Such treatment must achieve successful osteosynthesis and restore functional mastication. A severely resorbed (Class V) mandible was successfully reconstructed with an autogenous bone graft on the inferior border of the mandible and a titanium mesh plate after a failed attempt to fix the fracture. After the placement of endosseous implants in the mandible, the patient was rehabilitated with an overdenture to restore masticatory function.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D000044:Dental Abutments; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D014025:Titanium