Implants and all-ceramic restorations in a patient treated for aggressive periodontitis: a case report

A 23-year-old female with aggressive periodontitis was treated using dental implants and LAVA system. The severely compromised teeth were extracted irrespective of initial conservative periodontal treatment. An implant-supported overdenture with 4 implants was fabricated for the maxilla and all-cera...

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Autores principales: Hong, Jin-Sun, Yeo, In-Sung, Kim, Sung-Hun, Lee, Jai-Bong, Han, Jung-Suk, Yang, Jae-Ho
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Prosthodontics 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2994702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21165277
http://dx.doi.org/10.4047/jap.2010.2.3.97
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Sumario:A 23-year-old female with aggressive periodontitis was treated using dental implants and LAVA system. The severely compromised teeth were extracted irrespective of initial conservative periodontal treatment. An implant-supported overdenture with 4 implants was fabricated for the maxilla and all-ceramic restorations for the mandible. Esthetic and functional goals were achieved with team approach involving periodontists and prosthodontists. This case report describes a treatment procedure for a generalized aggressive periodontitis patient with severe bone resorption.

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