Prosthodontic rehabilitation after traumatic tooth and bone loss: a clinical report.
Traumatic injuries from motor vehicle accidents may cause anatomic deficiencies in soft and hard tissues. Successful treatment of patients with such deficiencies may include preprosthetic surgery using osseointegrated implants to increase prosthesis retention and stability. This article describes the treatment of a motor vehicle accident victim whose anterior teeth and supporting tissues were lost.
Evren
Buket Akalin
BA
Department of Prosthodontics, University of Marmara, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey. buketakalin@hotmail.com
Basa
Selcuk
S
Ozkan
Yasar
Y
Tanyeri
Hakki
H
Ozkan
Yasemin Kulak
YK
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000293:injuries; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000601:surgery*