ABSTRACT
This clinical report presents the treatment of a patient with a severely atrophic mandible. The report details the clinical successes and failures over nearly a 20-year period. Clinical and surgical procedures are presented in a longitudinal fashion, as well as the rationale at the time to support each procedure.
Subject(s)
Jaw, Edentulous/rehabilitation , Mandible/pathology , Adult , Atrophy , Bone Transplantation , Dental Implants , Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Jaw, Edentulous/surgery , Skin Transplantation , Treatment Outcome , VestibuloplastyABSTRACT
Lichen planus is a common inflammatory mucocutaneous disease that often manifests itself intraorally. Oral lichen planus can appear in many forms; the most significant form for the edentulous patient is the erosive variety. For the patient, wearing a complete denture is quite dramatic because of the friability of the tissue. Implant-supported overdentures are a predictable treatment for edentulous patients, but this has been discouraged for the patient with erosive lichen planus. This article describes 2 patients with oral erosive lichen planus who were successfully treated with implant-retained mandibular overdentures.
