title: Full-mouth rehabilitation of an edentulous patient with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome using dental implants: a clinical report.
abstract: Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder. The oral manifestations of the syndrome include rapidly progressive periodontal disease resulting in premature exfoliation of primary and permanent dentitions. Patients are often edentulous at an early age and require prosthodontic treatment. This report is the oral rehabilitation of an edentulous 21-year-old woman with PLS. Treatment included maxillary and mandibular fixed prostheses supported by osseointegrated dental implants. At the 4-year follow-up, the patient presented significant improvements in oral function and psychosocial activities and no prosthetic complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Zahedan, Iran. leilaahmadian@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ahmadian
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monzavi
authors.forename: Rasoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arbabi
authors.forename: Hamid Mahmood
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hashemi
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D003825:Denture, Complete, Immediate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010214:Papillon-Lefevre Disease / Q000150:complications*; D059546:Sinus Floor Augmentation; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants