title: Dental rehabilitation using an implant-carrying plate system in a severely resorbed edentulous maxilla: a case report.
abstract: This clinical article describes a case of dental rehabilitation using an implant-carrying plate system (EPITEC) for a patient with severely resorbed edentulous maxilla and microstomia. In this case, the presence of microstomia prevented bone augmentation procedures through an intraoral approach. Treatment using 2 endosseous implants inserted in the canine regions and an implant-supported overdenture was planned. However, endosseous implants were not feasible on the right side because of insufficient available bone volume. An implant-carrying plate system was then utilized on the right side. Four months later, an implant-supported ball-attachment overdenture was fabricated. At the 2-year follow-up, the clinical course remained uneventful, and the patient remained satisfied with the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi, Matsumoto, Japan. hkurita@hsp.md.shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurita
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurashina
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001860:Bone Plates; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000601:surgery; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla; D008865:Microstomia / Q000150:complications; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants