Open AccessProsthodontic Implant Rehabilitation After the Treatment of a Pathologic Lesion in the Mandible: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Hassan Abdulwassie,
Parmanand Dhanrajani
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/00008505-200107000-00007
Subject(s) - mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , medicine , lesion , implant , osseointegration , radiography , rehabilitation , dentistry , orthodontics , surgery , botany , biology , genus , physical therapy
A case is reported of an extensive ossifying fibroma involving the mandible and its successful rehabilitation by using an osseointegrated implant. The lesion was enucleated under general anesthesia along with involved teeth Nos. 35, 36, 37, and 38. Regular radiographic follow-up showed complete bone healing within the period of two years. A free-end saddle removable partial denture was avoided by the appropriate use of root-form implants.