1. Eight-Year Follow-Up of a Fixed-Detachable Maxillary Prosthesis Utilizing an Attachment System: Clinical Protocol for Individuals With Skeletal Class III Malocclusions
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Erica Dorigatti de Avila, Sergio Sualdini Nogueira, Luiz Antônio Borelli Barros, Francisco de Assis Mollo, and Marcelo Antonialli Del'Acqua
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medicine.medical_treatment ,Orthognathic surgery ,Dentistry ,Class iii ,Esthetics, Dental ,Prosthesis ,Patient Care Planning ,Osseointegration ,Maxillary Prosthesis ,medicine ,Humans ,Jaw, Edentulous ,Denture Design ,Dental Implants ,Orthodontics ,business.industry ,Denture, Complete, Upper ,Treatment options ,Middle Aged ,Denture, Overlay ,Skeletal class ,medicine.disease ,Malocclusion, Angle Class III ,Prosthodontic rehabilitation ,Female ,Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported ,Oral Surgery ,Malocclusion ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
The aim of this article is to describe a successful clinical protocol for prosthodontic rehabilitation of a patient with a skeletal Class III malocclusion using a fixed-detachable maxillary prosthesis supported by 6 implants and the MK1 attachment system. The patient was followed up for 8 years. A 46-year-old edentulous woman with a skeletal Class III malocclusion expressed dissatisfaction with her old existing maxillary denture from an esthetic point of view and frustration regarding its function. A fixed-detachable maxillary prosthesis using the MK1 attachment system was made. The patient was followed up clinically and radiographically for 8 years. No bone loss, fracture of prosthetic components, or fracture of the prosthesis was detected in that period. A fixed detachable maxillary prosthesis using the MK1 attachment system is a treatment option for patients with Class III malocclusions who opt not to undergo orthognathic surgery.
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- 2014
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