Rehabilitation of severely atrophied mandible using free iliac crest bone grafts and dental implants: report of two cases.
The purpose of this study was to reveal the improvement in facial esthetics and maintenance of mastication in severely atrophied mandibles with inadequate alveolar ridges in 2 patients. Bone graft harvested from iliac crest was used for the reconstruction in the first case, followed by the application of 2 dental implants after 6 months. A free iliac bone graft and 2 dental implants were also used simultaneously with a 1-stage surgery in the second case; the patient had previously had a mandibular reconstruction with a rib graft. Both of the patients achieved remarkably functional and esthetic improvements after treatment. Free iliac bone graft is considered to be a favorable alternative for the maintenance of satisfactory functional and esthetic results in patients with severely atrophied alveolar ridges.
Güven
Orhan
O
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Ankara, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey. oguven@dentistry.ankara.edu.tr
D000293:Adolescent; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D000543:Alveoloplasty / Q000379:methods; D001284:Atrophy; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008409:Mastication / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D012272:Ribs
D015921:Dental Implants