title: Milled bar-supported implant overdenture after mandibular resection: a case report.
abstract: After surgical treatment for oral cancer, patients often are affected by disfigurements, thwarted function, and psychological and social problems. Prosthodontic rehabilitation has the aim of restoring function and esthetics. Implant-supported prosthodontic rehabilitation is useful for patients with compromised residual ridge anatomy, such as patients with oral cancer following treatment. This clinical report describes the rehabilitation of a patient after mandibular resection with a milled bar-supported implant overdenture. Overdenture achieves best hygienic maintenance, easy soft tissue follow-up, and low realization cost. This rehabilitation increased prosthesis retention and stability and improved oral conditions and the patient's quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Dental Clinic, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy. vccrnt@unife.it
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vecchiatini
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mobilio
authors.forename: Demis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barbin
authors.forename: Santo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Catapano
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery