title: Oral rehabilitation of a patient with diffuse lymphangiomatosis affecting the maxilla: a case report.
abstract: A case is presented in which diffuse lymphangiomatosis resulted in the complete loss of the maxillary dentoalveolar complex and underlying basal bone. The complex investigation and treatment of this patient over a 10-year period is presented, and the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach in providing a functional and esthetic rehabilitation is highlighted. The use of a vascularized bone graft based on the deep circumflex iliac artery and subsequent restoration with an implant-supported prosthesis is described.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool University Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5PS, United Kingdom. sbrindley@fsmail.net
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brindley
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: John I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Cawood
authors.forename: Chris J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Butterworth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011859:Radiography; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology