title: Application of digital technology in the prosthodontic management of a patient with myasthenia gravis: A clinical report.
abstract: Application of digital technology in the treatment of a patient with myasthenia gravis and an excessively resorbed mandibular residual alveolar ridge is presented. The patient requested replacement of worn maxillary and mandibular prostheses. Treatment involved fabricating a new maxillary complete denture that was similar in appearance to the one being replaced and rebasing the existing and clinically acceptable mandibular fixed framework. The interim phase of treatment involved fabricating a mandibular milled prosthesis similar in morphology to the existing fixed complete denture with computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing technology. This facilitated conversion of an interim prosthesis by using an orientation device and eliminated the need for the patient to adapt to an interim removable complete denture.
authors.affiliation: Graduate student, Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif; and Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: aalhelal@llu.edu.
authors.forename: Abdulaziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: AlHelal
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif.
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jekki
authors.affiliation: Certified Dental Technician, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif.
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.affiliation: Professor and Program Director, Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif.
authors.forename: Mathew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kattadiyil
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D003824:Denture, Complete; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications*