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Implant-Supported Rehabilitation of an Edentate Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report

Lookup NU author(s): Keith Postlethwaite, Francis Nohl

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Abstract

This is a review of the literature on osteogenesis imperfecta and a case report of all edentulous patient with osteogenesis imperfecta rehabilitated with implant-supported fixed prostheses in the maxilla and mandible. Quality and quantity of the bone is of paramount importance for establishment of osseointegration. In osteogenesis imperfecta bone is osteoporotic. There are few reported cases in the literature of implant placement and subsequent rehabilitation of patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. To our knowledge, this is the first reporting of successful short-term follow-up of an edentulous osteogenesis imperfecta patient with implant-supported fixed prostheses. INT J ORAL MAXILLOFAC IMPLANTS 2008:23:947-952

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Author(s): Postlethwaite KR; Nohl FS; Payne MA; Smith DG

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants

Year: 2008

Volume: 23

Issue: 5

Pages: 947-952

ISSN (print): 0882-2786

ISSN (electronic): 1942-4434

Publisher: Quintessence Publishing Co., Inc.

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