Reconstruction of a severely atrophic maxilla using a Le Fort I downgraft and dental implants: clinical report.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1997
Abstract
A 55-year-old woman developed chronic infections of the maxillary sinuses with osteomyelitis resulting in extensive bone destruction and atrophy from a failed subperiosteal implant. After surgical removal of the subperiosteal implant, extensive debridement of the maxilla, and long-term antibiotic therapy, maxillary reconstruction was initiated. A Le Fort I osteotomy and downgraft was performed, and a posterior iliac bone graft was harvested and grafted to reconstruct the severely atrophic maxilla. In a later surgical procedure, maxillary and mandibular implants were placed. Implant-retained overdentures were fabricated to restore function and esthetics.
Volume
6
Issue
2
First Page
105
Last Page
108
ISSN
1056-6163
Published In/Presented At
Cutilli, B. J., Smith, B. M., & Bleiler, R. (1997). Reconstruction of a severely atrophic maxilla using a Le Fort I downgraft and dental implants: clinical report. Implant dentistry, 6(2), 105–108. https://doi.org/10.1097/00008505-199700620-00004
Disciplines
Dentistry | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
9545927
Department(s)
Department of Dental Medicine
Document Type
Article