Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Curved implants, bone graft and traditional endosseous implants, zygomatic implants and subperiosteal implants are used for the treatment of edentulous patients with maxillary bone atrophy. The purpose of this case report is to set an example for the use of the subperiosteal implant technique to design a new smile for the patient by saving him from the functional, physical and psychological discomfort caused by maxillary atrophy. The patient is a 48 year old woman with no systemic disease and no medication. Alcohol and smoking are also not present. 2 months ago, the patient underwent vestibular deepening along the entire arch. Subperiosteal implants were placed first in the left and then in the right maxilla, from posterior to anterior, from the zygoma to the palatine. Afterwards, the screws were tightened and fixed and a cap was placed over the implants. The flaps in the buccal and palatinal regions were freed. A modified matrix suture was placed around the caps so that no bone and no subperiosteal implant section was exposed. The patient was discharged after the appropraite medical treatment was provided. The complete safety of this minimally invasive fixation technique of subperiosteal implants in the atrophic maxilla has not yet been proven and further clinical studies are needed.
Institution: Istanbul Kent University
Language: English
Subfield: Oral Surgery
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4412372401