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Full‐Mouth Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Patient with Papillon‐Lefèvre Syndrome Using Dental Implants: A Clinical Report
Author(s) -
Ahmadian Leila,
Monzavi Abbas,
Arbabi Rasoul,
Hashemi Hamid Mahmood
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.2011.00768.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , dentistry , psychosocial , osseointegration , periodontal disease , orthodontics , implant , physical therapy , surgery , psychiatry
Papillon‐Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder. The oral manifestations of the syndrome include rapidly progressive periodontal disease resulting in premature exfoliation of primary and permanent dentitions. Patients are often edentulous at an early age and require prosthodontic treatment. This report is the oral rehabilitation of an edentulous 21‐year‐old woman with PLS. Treatment included maxillary and mandibular fixed prostheses supported by osseointegrated dental implants. At the 4‐year follow‐up, the patient presented significant improvements in oral function and psychosocial activities and no prosthetic complications.