Prosthetic rehabilitation of a bone defect with a teeth-implant supported, removable partial denture.
The use of teeth-implant, mucosa-supported removable dentures for rehabilitation of partially edentulous patients involves highly complex biomechanical aspects. This type of prosthesis associates 3 kinds of support that react differently to the functional and parafunctional forces developed in the oral cavity. Although the construction of removable partial dentures may seem paradoxical when osseointegrated implants are placed, in some cases, this option is an excellent alternative to solve difficulties related to the anatomic, biologic, psychomotor, and financial conditions of the patient. This article reports on a case in which a teeth-implant, mucosa-supported removable partial denture was the option of choice for a patient with financial and anatomic limitations, having a large structural loss of the residual alveolar ridge caused by trauma by a gunshot injury at the mandible. The 5-year follow-up did not reveal any type of biomechanical or functional problem.
de Freitas
Renato
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Department of Prosthodontics, Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
Kaizer
Osvaldo Bazzan
OB
Hamata
Marcelo Matida
MM
de Resende
Daniel Romeu Benchimol
DR
de Oliveira Fortes Kaizer
Rosane
R
D000328:Adult; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D003829:Denture, Partial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000534:rehabilitation*