title: Eight-year follow-up of a fixed-detachable maxillary prosthesis utilizing an attachment system: clinical protocol for individuals with skeletal class III malocclusions.
abstract: The aim of this article is to describe a successful clinical protocol for prosthodontic rehabilitation of a patient with a skeletal Class III malocclusion using a fixed-detachable maxillary prosthesis supported by 6 implants and the MK1 attachment system. The patient was followed up for 8 years. A 46-year-old edentulous woman with a skeletal Class III malocclusion expressed dissatisfaction with her old existing maxillary denture from an esthetic point of view and frustration regarding its function. A fixed-detachable maxillary prosthesis using the MK1 attachment system was made. The patient was followed up clinically and radiographically for 8 years. No bone loss, fracture of prosthetic components, or fracture of the prosthesis was detected in that period. A fixed detachable maxillary prosthesis using the MK1 attachment system is a treatment option for patients with Class III malocclusions who opt not to undergo orthognathic surgery.
authors.affiliation: 1  Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara Dental School, Univ Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Erica Dorigatti
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: de Avila
authors.forename: Luiz Antônio Borelli
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: de Barros
authors.forename: Marcelo Antonialli
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Del'Acqua
authors.forename: Sergio Sualdini
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Assis Mollo
mesh_terms: D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D010347:Patient Care Planning
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants
keywords: attachment systems; dental implants; overdentures