IMPLANT-SUPPORTED OVERDENTURE REHABILITATION AND PROGRESSIVE SYSTEMIC-SCLEROSIS

Authors
RAVIV E BARELRAVIV M SHATZ P
Citation
E. Raviv et al., IMPLANT-SUPPORTED OVERDENTURE REHABILITATION AND PROGRESSIVE SYSTEMIC-SCLEROSIS, The International journal of prosthodontics, 9(5), 1996, pp. 440-444
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The International journal of prosthodontics → ACNP
ISSN journal
08932174
Volume
9
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
440 - 444
Database
ISI
SICI code
0893-2174(1996)9:5<440:IORAPS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Progressive systemic sclerosis, or systemic scleroderma, is an autoimm une multisystemic disease associated with vascular abnormalities, conn ective tissue sclerosis, atrophy, and autoimmune changes. The complex oral problems that may develop in patients with the disease and the di fficult oral access necessitate extreme care in preventing dental dise ase. The oral management of a patient with an edentulous mandible and progressive systemic sclerosis, using an overdenture supported by osse ointegrated implants, is presented and discussed.