title: Severely resorbed mandible treated by soft tissue matrix expansion (tent pole) grafts: case report.
abstract: The functional rehabilitation for severely resorbed mandibles has been a challenge for dentists and oral surgeons. We present a 2-year follow-up case of severely resorbed mandibles successfully treated by soft tissue matrix expansion and cranial bone graft with nonremovable screw-retained acrylic resin prosthesis supported by 4 dental implants.
authors.affiliation: Implant Dentistry Postgraduate Program, Oeste de Santa Catarina University, Joaçaba/Santa Catarina, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manfro
authors.forename: Fábio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Batassini
authors.forename: Marcelo Carlos
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bortoluzzi
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants