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Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa—oral rehabilitation using stereolithography and immediate endosseous implants
Author(s) -
Oliveira Marcio A.,
Ortega Karem L.,
Martins Fabiana M.,
Maluf Paulo S. Z.,
Magalhães Marina G.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2009.00117.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endosseous implants , dentistry , epidermolysis bullosa , soft tissue , rehabilitation , prosthesis , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , asymptomatic , implant , orthodontics , osseointegration , dermatology , surgery , physical therapy , botany , biology , genus
Dental management of patients with epi‐dermolysis bullosa (EB) is challenging because of the severe soft tissue lesions associated with this disease. A case history is presented where two immediate endosseous implants were placed in the mandible of a patient with recessive dystrophic EB using computer‐aided technology to plan the surgery and prosthetic rehabilitation. After a 24‐month follow‐up, the prosthesis was stable with healthy asymptomatic soft tissue around the implants. The stereolithographic model provides a precise and noninvasive copy of the mandibular and maxillary arches of patients with EB for rehabilitation of the dentition with immediate endosseous implants and a prosthesis.