PMID- 18416420 OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants JT - The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants IS - 1942-4434 (Electronic) IS - 0882-2786 (Print) IP - 1 VI - 23 PST - ppublish DP - 2008 PG - 117-120 LA - en TI - Dental Rehabilitation Using An Implant-Carrying Plate System in a Severely Resorbed Edentulous Maxilla: A Case Report FAU - Kurita, Hiroshi AU - Kurita H FAU - Sakai, Hironori AU - Sakai H FAU - Uehara, Shinobu AU - Uehara S FAU - Kurashina, Kenji AU - Kurashina K CN - OT - dental implant OT - edentulous maxilla OT - implant-carrying plate system OT - implant-supported overdenture OT - resorbed maxilla AB - This clinical article describes a case of dental rehabilitation using an implant-carrying plate system (EPITEC) for a patient with severely resorbed edentulous maxilla and microstomia. In this case, the presence of microstomia prevented bone augmentation procedures through an intraoral approach. Treatment using 2 endosseous implants inserted in the canine regions and an implant-supported overdenture was planned. However, endosseous implants were not feasible on the right side because of insufficient available bone volume. An implant-carrying plate system was then utilized on the right side. Four months later, an implant-supported ball-attachment overdenture was fabricated. At the 2-year follow-up, the clinical course remained uneventful, and the patient remained satisfied with the treatment. AID - 845254