Dental Rehabilitation Using an Implant-Supported Overdenture After Repair of a Fracture in a Severely Resorbed Edentulous Mandible: A Case Report

Dental Rehabilitation Using an Implant-Supported Overdenture After Repair of a Fracture in a Severely Resorbed Edentulous Mandible: A Case Report
September/October 2004
Tomoyuki Murata, DDS, PhD/Yoshihiro Yamashita, DDS, PhD/Hideo Kurokawa, DDS, PhD/Tetsu Takahashi, DDS, PhD
Quintessence Publishing
Treatment of mandibular fracture in senior citizens with severely resorbed edentulous mandibles is extremely difficult. Such treatment must achieve successful osteosynthesis and restore functional mastication. A severely resorbed (Class V) mandible was successfully reconstructed with an autogenous bone graft on the inferior border of the mandible and a titanium mesh plate after a failed attempt to fix the fracture. After the placement of endosseous implants in the mandible, the patient was rehabilitated with an overdenture to restore masticatory function.