Implant-supported overdenture in an elderly patient with Huntington's disease.
Huntington's disease is a hereditary, progressive, neuro-degenerative disorder characterised by increasingly severe motor impairment, cognitive decline and behavioural manifestations leading to functional disability. Dyskinesia and hyperkinesia of the tongue and the peri-oral musculature make it impossible for the patient to wear a conventional complete denture, despite an adequate alveolar ridge. The present paper reports on a patient with Huntington's disease who was rehabilitated with a mandibular overdenture supported by two endosteal implants. One year follow-up examination showed that the prosthesis was stable and there was considerable improvement in the patient's masticatory function.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. edizdeniz@gmail.com
Ediz
E
Deniz
Ali Murat
AM
Kokat
Adnan
A
Noyan
D000368:Aged; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003823:Denture Rebasing; D003781:Denture Retention; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000150:complications*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
D015921:Dental Implants; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate