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KMID : 1025720120310010015
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Journal of Dental Implant Research
2012 Volume.31 No. 1 p.15 ~ p.19
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Rehabilitation of the severely atrophied edentulous patient: a case report using mini-implants
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Lee Yang-Jin
Kim Young-Kyun
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Abstract
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An old patient wearing complete dentures during 35 years, with severe atrophied bone, suffered from poor retention, instability and insufficient chewing of dentures. At first, maxilla was restored with new complete denture for regain of vertical dimension and 4 years later, mandible was planned with mini-implant-retained overdenture. Mini-implants of mandible were early loaded and fabrication procedure was compressed simply with closed mouth impression technique. Without any inconvenience of patient, chief complaint such as numbness of mandible and insufficiency of mastication was disappeared. Although risk of mandible fracture should be considered during follow-up period, mini-implant on the atrophied mandible was considered simple modality for successful function.
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KEYWORD
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Atrophy, Early loading, Mini-implant, Overdenture
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