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  • Title: Dental rehabilitation using an implant-carrying plate system in a severely resorbed edentulous maxilla: a case report.
    Author: Kurita H, Sakai H, Uehara S, Kurashina K.
    Journal: Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants; 2008; 23(1):117-20. PubMed ID: 18416420.
    Abstract:
    This clinical article describes a case of dental rehabilitation using an implant-carrying plate system (EPITEC) for a patient with severely resorbed edentulous maxilla and microstomia. In this case, the presence of microstomia prevented bone augmentation procedures through an intraoral approach. Treatment using 2 endosseous implants inserted in the canine regions and an implant-supported overdenture was planned. However, endosseous implants were not feasible on the right side because of insufficient available bone volume. An implant-carrying plate system was then utilized on the right side. Four months later, an implant-supported ball-attachment overdenture was fabricated. At the 2-year follow-up, the clinical course remained uneventful, and the patient remained satisfied with the treatment.
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