ABSTRACT
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an autosomal dominant hereditary disorder of connective tissue, while familial gigantiform cementoma is a condition that usually manifests as multiple radiopaque cementum-like masses throughout the jaws. This case report discusses the oral management and prosthetic rehabilitation of two patients presenting familial gigantiform cementoma with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
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Humans , Cementoma , Connective Tissue , Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome , Jaw , RehabilitationABSTRACT
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an autosomal dominant hereditary disorder of connective tissue, while familial gigantiform cementoma is a condition that usually manifests as multiple radiopaque cementum-like masses throughout the jaws. This case report discusses the oral management and prosthetic rehabilitation of two patients presenting familial gigantiform cementoma with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
Subject(s)
Humans , Cementoma , Connective Tissue , Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome , Jaw , RehabilitationABSTRACT
Loss of posterior teeth may cause an imbalance in the stomatognathic system. Overlay removable partial dentures (ORPD) are a reversible and relatively inexpensive treatment for patients with severely worn teeth. This paper presents a treatment with ORPD in a 55-year-old male patient who had severe attrition in the maxillary and mandibular teeth, temporomandibular joint pain and reduced vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO). The treatment consisted in the reestablishment of the VDO using Lucia’s jig, fabricating removable partial denture with reconstruction of the worn teeth without preparation. This therapy can be used as an alternative treatment to provide esthetic, function and stable occlusion in patients with severely worn teeth.
A perda de dentes posteriores pode provocar o desequilíbrio do sistema estomatognático. As próteses parciais removíveis terapêuticas atuam como terapia reversível e não dispendiosa para os pacientes com desgastes dentais severos. Este trabalho apresenta um tratamento com as próteses parciais removíveis terapêuticas (overlay) em um paciente de 55 anos, do gênero masculino que apresentava atrição severa nos dentes superiores e inferiores, dor na articulação temporomandibular e dimensão vertical de oclusão reduzida. O tratamento consistiu em restabelecer a dimensão vertical de oclusão utilizando o Jig de Lucia, próteses parciais removíveis com reconstrução dos dentes desgastados e sem preparos. Esta terapia pode ser utilizada como uma alternativa de tratamento para a obtenção de estética, função e estabilidade oclusal em pacientes com desgastes dentais severos.