Dental rehabilitation using an implant-supported overdenture after repair of a fracture in a severely resorbed edentulous mandible: A case report

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 749-752

  Murata, Tomoyuki ^a   Yamashita, Yoshihiro ^a   Kurokawa, Hideo ^a   Takahashi, Tetsu ^a  

^a KYUSHU DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone grafting; Dental implants; Fracture healing; Implant supported dental prosthesis

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE REMODELING; CASE REPORT; DENTURE; DIET RESTRICTION; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MASTICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; X RAY FILM;

AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE RESORPTION; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTURE, COMPLETE, LOWER; DENTURE, OVERLAY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; JAW, EDENTULOUS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; OSTEOGENESIS; SURGICAL MESH; TITANIUM;

EID: 7244257386     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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