title: Conservative treatment and implant rehabilitation of the mandible in a case of craniofacial fibrous dysplasia: a case report.
abstract: We present a case of implant rehabilitation of the mandible in a young patient affected by craniofacial fibrous dysplasia. A computed tomography scan showed involvement of the left orbital contour and left maxilla, with total involvement of the mandible. We performed conservative surgical treatment from 2004 to 2011 to reconstruct and recontour the orbital and mandible region. Next, we performed implant rehabilitation of the mandible. This case emphasizes the importance of conservative and nondemolition treatment to obtain excellent functional and esthetic results.
authors.affiliation: Trainee/Surgeon, Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: marzia.petrocelli@alice.it.
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrocelli
authors.affiliation: Surgeon, Department of Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgery, Paracelsus-Krankenhaus Ruit, Ostfildern, Germany.
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kretschmer
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D004954:Esthetics; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D063175:Mandibular Reconstruction / Q000379:methods; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants