title: Fixation of a severely resorbed mandible for complete arch screw-retained rehabilitation: A clinical report.
abstract: Severely resorbed mandibles with placed endosteal dental implants can fracture. Therefore, techniques to reduce the risk or minimize the consequences of these fractures are needed. This clinical report presents a technique for placing a titanium plate in a severely resorbed mandible subjected to complete-arch implant therapy. The titanium plate is placed in the same surgical procedure as the implants, allowing immediate implant loading. This technique provides safe implant-supported treatment for patients with severe mandibular resorption.
authors.affiliation: Adjunct Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, Meridional Faculty, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vinicius
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fabris
authors.affiliation: Adjunct Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Meridional Faculty, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Electronic address: atais_bacchi@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Atais
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacchi
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057893:Immediate Dental Implant Loading; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium