title: Le Fort I osteotomy with interpositional graft and immediate loading of delayed modified SLActive surface dental implants for rehabilitation of extremely atrophied maxilla: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a successful clinical case of immediate prosthetic loading of modified sandblasting and acid-etching surface ITI dental implants inserted in a grafted maxilla after Le Fort I osteotomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 59-year-old man with a severely atrophied maxilla was treated with Le Fort I osteotomy and interpositional iliac bone graft. Thirteen weeks later, 7 modified sandblasted and acid-etched surface ITI dental implants were inserted with immediate application of a screw-fixed prosthetic acrylic device kept in functional loading for 3 months until a definitive fixed prosthesis was inserted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 20-month follow-up there has been no implant failure, with minimal bone loss and healthy peri-implant soft tissues; the patient is functionally and esthetically satisfied.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Immediate loading of implants placed after Le Fort I osteotomy and interpositional iliac bone grafting could be an applicable protocol to rehabilitate extremely atrophied edentulous maxillas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Dental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Felice
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lizio
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D003825:Denture, Complete, Immediate; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants