title: Prosthodontic treatment of an edentulous epileptic patient with an implant-retained overdenture. A case report.
abstract: This report describes the treatment of a completely edentulous, mentally retarded patient with epilepsy with an implant-retained overdenture, anchored by a locator system. The intractable epileptic condition of the patient with frequent grand mal seizures and complex partial seizures required a stable, well retained prosthesis, however the maxilla and the mandible were severely atrophied. The bone volume of the maxilla allowed the placement of only two implants it the region of the canines, compared with the generally required four. On long time recall, after one year, patient's chewing ability was satisfactory.
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Károlyházy
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Sándor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bogdán
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hermann
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Arányi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001284:Atrophy / Q000209:etiology; D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications*; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000150:complications; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000379:methods*; D014093:Tooth, Artificial; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants