title: The prosthetic rehabilitation of a panfacial fracture patient after reduction: a clinical report.
abstract: Panfacial fractures involve trauma to the lower, middle, and upper facial bones and often require a team approach for management. Early and complete restoration of preinjury facial contours and function should be the goal of the oral and maxillofacial surgeon and the prosthodontist. When the intraoral landmarks are lost, overall facial anatomic landmarks can be used to restore the oral cavity. A patient with complex clinical panfacial fractures, including a vertically and horizontally malpositioned native alveolar bone and severe facial asymmetry, is presented. A functional and esthetic rehabilitation was successfully accomplished by using a partial removable dental prosthesis retained with telescopic crowns and magnetic attachments in the maxilla and osseointegrated implants to support a definitive dental prosthesis in the mandible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ahran
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pae
authors.forename: Chul-Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kwantae
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Yong-Dae
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Hyeong-Seob
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kung-Rock
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D003759:Dental Implantation, Endosseous, Endodontic / Q000379:methods; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000628:therapy; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014716:Vertical Dimension; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy