A 3-year follow-up of the rehabilitation of Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome by dental implants.

Figen Cizmeci Senel, Nuray Yilmaz Altintas, Bora Bagis, Mustafa Cankaya, A Alper Pampu, Ipek Satiroglu, Ahmet Can Senel

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.

Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2012 Jan

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Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by palmar-plantar hyperkeratosis, with rapidly progressive periodontitis and premature loss of both deciduous and permanent teeth. This article presents the prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome with dental implants. Twelve titanium implants were installed in the mandible and maxilla in an 18-year-old male patient with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome. At 3 years follow-up, all implants were clinically stable and no pain or infection was found. The patient continues to be seen at regular follow-up visits. Twelve-implant installation in Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome with 3 years' follow-up has not claimed before. We not only successfully treated our patient functionally and esthetically with dental implant rehabilitation, but also provided psychological benefits to the patient. Copyright © 2012 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Figen Cizmeci Senel, Nuray Yilmaz Altintas, Bora Bagis, Mustafa Cankaya, A Alper Pampu, Ipek Satiroglu, Ahmet Can Senel. A 3-year follow-up of the rehabilitation of Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome by dental implants. Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 2012 Jan;70(1):163-7