Treatment of a patient with cleidocranial dysplasia using a single-stage implant protocol.

Vicki C Petropoulos, Thomas J Balshi, Glenn J Wolfinger, Stephen F Balshi

Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA. vp718@comcast.net

Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists 2011 Oct

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This patient report describes the treatment of a 45-year-old Caucasian woman with cleidocranial dysplasia who had significant dental problems that greatly affected her quality of life. The patient had orthodontic treatment in her earlier years along with surgical removal of supernumerary teeth. Using implants, the maxillary and mandibular arches were restored with fixed screw-retained prostheses. Eight implants and six implants were placed in the maxilla and mandible, respectively. Both arches were immediately loaded following the Teeth in a Day™ protocol using an all-acrylic resin provisional prosthesis. Five months later, definitive maxillary and mandibular prostheses were fabricated. The patient has been followed for a period of 5 years, and all postoperative evaluations have been uneventful. © 2011 by The American College of Prosthodontists.

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Vicki C Petropoulos, Thomas J Balshi, Glenn J Wolfinger, Stephen F Balshi. Treatment of a patient with cleidocranial dysplasia using a single-stage implant protocol. Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists. 2011 Oct;20 Suppl 2:S26-31